I would like to thank all those that participated and worked to make this years school a great success. We had approx. 60 students go through the school. Below are some pictures taken during the school.
A 6 ounce charge is wrapped in a pair of gloves with chicken inside with the charge and chicken inside a glove
The charge is set off to show the effects on the two chicken parts.
A pound of powder is exploded
A piece of chicken is layed on top of a primer in the vent and fired with a charge to show the effect.
A talk on what what black powder is made of and the different grains
A charge is fired after setting in water for 3 to 5 minutes
The students watch the demonstrations
How to properly roll charges is shown
The 5th prepares to fire a 14 pound bowling ball out of their mortar
The mortar is fired
Sgt. Bash and Pvt. Hocke instruct a crew on their Mountain Howitzer
Cpl. Foltz and Pvt. Barnes instruct a crew on our 10-pd Parrott Rifle
Pvt. Barnes does some instruction in the classroom
The 5th fire a live round out of their 6 pounder
