Greetings,
I have been getting ideas together for a winter project. I want to put together a military cart or wagon. I want to get a box that will have the general's name and VIII Corps identification on it. I found this shop so far.
http://www.charliesboatworks.com/special_orders.htm
I am also trying to figure our whether to use a wagon, or traditional CAS style guncart with the box. Either way I want it to be able to takedown for transport. I would appreciate any and all suggestions and thoughts on the matter.
One of these and a mule?
http://www.majorsurplus.com/Vintage-Swiss-Military-Cart-P14469.aspx
for a mule driven that's a pretty nice cart for the money and has a brake too
Quote from: Gen Lew Wallace on November 10, 2013, 09:07:59 AM
Greetings,
I have been getting ideas together for a winter project. I want to put together a military cart or wagon. I want to get a box that will have the general's name and VIII Corps identification on it. I found this shop so far.
http://www.charliesboatworks.com/special_orders.htm
I am also trying to figure our whether to use a wagon, or traditional CAS style guncart with the box. Either way I want it to be able to takedown for transport. I would appreciate any and all suggestions and thoughts on the matter.
It's a shame the website isn't set up to enlarge the pictures, give dimensions, or show prices. Without that my interest wanes very rapidly.
I had an ammunition box stenciled for the Leavenworth, KS Armory Depot, 1865, cal .56-50 Spencer made by Charlie's Boatworks I gave as a door prize a couple of years ago at the Dept. of Missouri Muster. I modified it by installing hinges. Built to the official dimensions, painted, stenciled and delivered for $45.00, a fair price.
Our Capt. G. W. Strong was making similar items, too. Very high workmanship and research was spot on. Plus he's a very personable, loyal GAF member. I would recommend him.
Also Sgt. John Chapman, I believe, has made similar items.
RCJ
I offer this design...
I built a miniature out of an Italian garden/goat cart years ago. If painted the right color it would look similar to an army ambulance of the Indian Wars era. Currently is John Deere Green. ;D I have not used it in years, 9-11 made shooting impossible for several years, and I have embraced NCOWS Working Cowboy and use a set of saddle bags now. Because of the length of the tongue I needed a pickup to haul it around.
T-Joe
Greetings,
Thank you for the interesting replies. It gives me some very interesting ideas.
Quote from: Drydock on November 10, 2013, 04:36:23 PM
One of these and a mule?
http://www.majorsurplus.com/Vintage-Swiss-Military-Cart-P14469.aspx
The motor driven type??
I've got a little 1961 Wheel Horse Tractor that would look pretty good hooked up to it!
RSJ had a pretty cool Meti's cart at the Muster in Ackley several years ago. Afraid I don't have any photos, but I'm sure Grant does...
Hi
I really don't like the looks of the SASS gun carts, they're too sporty or something. For the long term, I'm considering building a box that will hold the toys. Something that looks like a packing crate to hold two rifles, two shotguns, and four SAA with the ammunition and associated cleaning supplies. I would build either an attached or detached train station type wheel barrow to move it around with. If I don't go that route, I'll probably just buy the saddle bags and shoot NCOWS cowboy and GAF Scout. GAF don't carry much anyway.
I watched all of Costner's Wyatt Earp and we used the OK Corral scene in Tombstone to work with a friends Sound Bar. Even Doc Holliday didn't have two pistols, a rifle and a shotgun and he was SERIOUS about his weaponry.
Later
I found a picture of RSJ's Metis cart:
(http://imageshack.us/a/img357/6818/229vd6.jpg)
Here are a couple of pictures of mine:
(http://imageshack.us/a/img144/6656/1000165mq5.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img144/435/1000164cy2.jpg)
Other views of my roughly half-scale Metis "Red River Cart" -
(http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i219/GrantRCanada/Cowboy/Cart02a.jpg)
(http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i219/GrantRCanada/Red%20River%20Cart/covered02.jpg)
These simple conveyances - traditionally made entirely of wood and rawhide - i.e. no metal hardware - were the quintessential means of moving goods throughout the Canadian west (including on military campaigns) until the coming of the railroad .... and even afterward -
(http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i219/GrantRCanada/Red%20River%20Cart/photo-k6fb_med.jpg)
(http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i219/GrantRCanada/Red%20River%20Cart/photo-c3f_med.jpg)