Wayne Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Hi I picked a German book up a while ago about handwork from the 15th to the 19th century, in it was this picture. It is by Johann Adam Klein - feldschmiede in den Befreiungskriegen 1813-1815 Radierung, 1818. It looked and handy refence though the wheels look a little small in my view, but then I was not there at the time ( I just look like it on occasion) Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 Lets try again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyGeorge Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Looks similar to the forge that I use at the historic site. Only the one that I use is reversed from that, with the bellows on the front and the fire pot on the rear. Here's a picture of it. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Looks a lot like the US civil war forge; except that in the ACW version the bellows is protected in a covered section. Actually all these types are fairly close and the earliest one was documented in a Napoleonic artillery treatise IIRC. (The artillery being the branch that needed a good smith on a regular basis while on the move, cannon being hard on their haulage!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOblacksmith0530 Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 I love those. A friend made one a couple years ago but I can't find a picture of it. I will look some more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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