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The earliest known Hand Mortars (grenade launchers) were Wheellocks of the 1580’s. The grenades were lit separately then the gun was fired to launch it. Ben Coogle shoots tennis balls from his and says it will send them two to three hundred yards. They were in widespread use by the 1680’s, grenadier’s became standard in all the Army’s of the world. The one we have reproduced has a brass barrel with an early banana shaped flintlock lock. The breech plug is fitted to the barrel. The length of the barrel is 8" overall with a 2 1/2" bore.
We offer this hand mortar in a set with an assembled hardened and tempered lock, stock, barrel, hardware parts and all screws required to assemble.
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We stock many items, but each item is custom cast or made by us to the exact specifications of the originals parts, we have copied. Due to the investment casting process which we use there are sometimes delays due to this process which in turn requires patience from our customers, the average delivery time on our parts is between 60 and 90 days, if the parts you order are not in stock. We assure you that the quality of our parts is well worth any wait, as many of the items we make have never been offered by anyone before. If you are serious about the authenticity of your weapon then the time will be a small price to pay. Many of the pictures shown on this web site are of original pieces. We do not sell any original pieces on this web site only reproduction's of the original parts we have copied. If the item description does not say assembled then you are buying the castings of that particular item. To see the difference between an assembled lock and a set of lock castings please click the button below.
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