Economy is down time to arm yourself :D

Balin50 · Post by **Balin50** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 2:46 pm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0295129086

What every home needs for defense LOL

Mord · Post by **Mord** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 2:57 pm

Imagine the shipping costs.

Mord.

Edmund de Herdewyke · Post by **Edmund de Herdewyke** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 3:11 pm

Unfortunately, I think the shipping to Dallas would make it cost-prohibitive.

Boomlaor · Post by **Boomlaor** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 3:49 pm

ROTFL!!! I love the comments!

Q: If the catapult where to fire again would there be enough room to load a cow? 01-Oct-08
A: Does your mother in law know that you have plans for her? If however you are referring to the bovine variety there are some points to consider with regard to ammunition. Firstly the ballista has a fairly narrow launch channel designed to accommodate a stone ball of about 350mm diameter which is launched by a sling behind the it. Clearly a cow would require a much larger â€˜slipwayâ€™ and of course a sling of equal proportions. In addition, whilst festering cows were a favourite in times of siege to spread disease amongst the enemy I have a feeling that these days there might be certain conventions controlling the use of biological weapons. However adaptation of the ballista to accommodate dysfunctional relatives is a possibility.

Balin50 · Post by **Balin50** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 3:59 pm

I like that it is 25kand another 17500 if you want them to put it together for you. Hey 25k includes shipping to any mainland UK addressLOL

Hubert · Post by **Hubert** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 4:15 pm

Edmund Herrick wrote:Unfortunately, I think the shipping to Dallas would make it cost-prohibitive.

We can split the cost!

Christophe de Frisselle · Wed Oct 01, 2008 4:16 pm

What? They will only take bankers’ draft or business cheque! It's eBay, they have to take PayPal.... So much for asking for a Buy It Now! price.
:lol:

freiman the minstrel · Thu Oct 02, 2008 3:59 am

Is it just me, but does anybody else think that 125 yards with a wooden ball, and a 12 ton engine actually counts as a failed attempt?

Couldn't you do better with 12 tons of bungie cord?

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Signo · Post by **Signo** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 4:30 am

I thought too that 100 yards are not so much, But I didn't know that ballista shoot rocks, i figured it shoot very big "arrows".

RoaK · Post by **RoaK** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:05 pm

They shot both... depending on how the slide and sling were made.

Signo wrote:I thought too that 100 yards are not so much, But I didn't know that ballista shoot rocks, i figured it shoot very big "arrows".

Bernhart von Bruck · Post by **Bernhart von Bruck** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:26 pm

chello!

Don't forget that it is about $2 to each pound....so it's actually in the neigborhood of $50K US and ~$35K for set up.

Tony

Mord · Post by **Mord** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 3:19 pm

Imagine getting this through Customs:

Mr. Customs Agent: "So, what's in the crate?"

You: "A reproduction Roman artefact..."

Agent: "Must be big?"

You: "Well...um...yeah..."

Agent: "So, what is it?"

You: "Umm.....a balista..."

Agent: "Ok...what's a balista?"

You: "Sort of a Roman WMD."

Agent: "I think you're gonna wanna talk to my supervisor."

Mord.

mordreth · Post by **mordreth** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 3:46 pm

doing better for less

MC0623 Field Cannon w/Carriage and Implements $9,350.00

Click to enlarge
The carriage is made of oak and ash; painted the original Civil War color of olive drab. Heavy steel tires are 2 1/4" wide with oak felloes; 34" in diameter with 14 spokes. Tread is 45". The steel axle, wood cases as original is 1 1/4" square with a tapered spindle at each end going into a boxing which is pressed into a wooden hub. Spindle ends have a left and right hand nut that keeps the wheels in place. Diameter of the heavy wood hub with the correct reinforcing steel ring is 8". Muzzle of the barrel to the tail of the carriage in 6'10". Parts such as the trunnion plate, trunnion cap plate, lunette and trail plate, pointing rings at the end of the tail piece and many, many other odd parts are all brass. The accessories include: wrench for axle nut, two trail plates, hand spike, sponge, rammer, correct heavy duty steel worm, linstock properly drilled , and matchlock fuse. Shipped by truck ; freight collect. Additional crating fee of $65.00 required. CANNON FORM REQUIRED. CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM WEBSITE.

Dixie Gun Works

Bastior · Post by **Bastior** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 3:52 pm

Mord it might not be so bad with customs after all it is not in a usable condition, sadly this also means it's suboptimal for home defense Balin.

If I remember the show right one of the oval pieces holding the bungies (they found sinew in those quantities hard to source in the available time scale) started to split after 2 or 3 shots. Prehaps a copy of their plans and a good think about improving it would be both better for the wallet and easier to post ...

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Baron Conal · Post by **Baron Conal** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 4:10 pm

Dear Santa,

I've been a very good boy this year.

I only want one thing for Christmas this year..... :lol:

edit:

or hey...... My birthday is on the tenth!
The day the auction is over!

It's a sign from God.

He wants me to have this ballista!

Micah Nelson · Post by **Micah Nelson** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:39 pm

I want...

AEiric Orvender · Post by **AEiric Orvender** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:42 am

I watch the episode where they built that...the rope frame cracked on it's 3rd shot... I think that explains the...

...It will not fire again, but will make an excellent demonstration piece.

Meh... If I'm gonna spend that kind of cash I want one that works.