hedgerowpete Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 Went looking yesterday for a signal cannon, you see those small cast ones for sale every so often. They use thunder flashes not black powder. I dont understand the legal definition of them though. whats the descriptive definition of a cannon ( as in pirates and big balls of iron and boom) and a signal cannon, ( small boom and no balls) pirates optional? From reading the fire arms act, to me if its a certian size its a shotgun or a fire arm, A cannon is a tube with a big hole at one end and a small fuse hole at another, black powder and shot inside it, roughly speaking. where as a signal cannon is exactly the same, but you dont load it with shot, i realise that signal cannons are not designed to hold pressure and explode when you load them. but do you need to proof test a signal cannon and have it on your tickets or are they ticket free? What is there deffinitions and how do you tell them apart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 (edited) If you mean the small ones they use at Cowes to start the yacht races, they inevitably have short barrels so would not come under Shotgun definition. Edited March 26, 2019 by TIGHTCHOKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedgerowpete Posted March 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 i agree with the bit about FAC and SGC i understand that, but why is it i can buy a signal cannon from ebay, without requiring any form of paper work as its not a cannon and the one you have posted is requiring paper work as its a cannon? https://www.sellingantiques.co.uk/387199/victorian-signal-cannon/ this is sold now but was done so without the requirement of paper work as its not a cannon here is where i started and again all sold as not a cannon and not requiring a proof cert or paper work, its expected that will not hold pressure and would shatter and kill you if you tried to fire a cannon ball, but its still to me a cannon even though they are dsigned to use thunder flashes, does that mean there is no back fuse hole for them? https://www.castcannons.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scouser Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 Give HENRY KRANK a bell , he should know,he sells them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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