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Restoring a 105mm artillery canister for use as a beer mug

I recently got my hands on a few 105mm canisters and I am polishing them up and hoping to turn them into a beer mug for some artillery friends. I am looking for a lacquer to put inside that is non-poisonous and would be safe to use for the purpose that I am intending to use them.

Aaron Newton
hobbyist - Kailua, Hawaii, USA
December 5, 2010

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Hi, Aaron. You didn't say what metal the cannon is made of, but brass would not be a food-safe surface, so I would worry about lacquering. Tin plating has traditionally been done on copper alloy vessels. How about that?

Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
December 7, 2010

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What you are doing has already been done to death. Go down to the store and buy some water glass's that fit neatly inside but are one inch to tall when they are inserted inside "that way you don't taste the copper when you are drinking the beer". Solder on some handles then epoxy the glass's inside of them. Or just go down to a military memorabilia store and buy em pre made. They sell for about $20 to $30 bucks a piece. Sorry, nice idea. But again its been done to death. I once had a stein given to me that was made from some sort of an 8 inch gun shell. Seams to me it would hold a six pack of beer. Drank about 5 glass's full one night and lost the damned thing. Maybe the cops kept it --. I disremember now!

Rod Henrickson
gunsmith - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
December 8, 2010

I would like to get two 105 mm Brass canisters to be used as my urn when I die; can you help me locate some?

John R. Persich
- Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
December 18, 2011