This “How to:” guide is for those readers wishing to recreate simple yet effective historical costume. It is primarily aimed at teachers...

The Gun Carriage In Part Two we looked at seven steps to building a barrel for a replica naval gun that was both lightweight and portable....

The Gun Barrel The core element, the cannon's barrel, is so named because the earliest guns were constructed with iron staves bound...

The Background History Part One of this series begins with a very brief look at the history of a typical naval gun in use with the Royal...