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Archaeologists working in Arizona have discovered what appear to be the oldest firearms ever found in the continental United States: two cannons abandoned by a Spanish expeditionary force that was ...
There are many pieces of fine furniture, ancestral heirlooms, carved stone coats of arms, Spanish armour, and guns from the Spanish Armada. There is also a bell tower and a Spanish courtyard. [ 2 ] The estate's archive, a historical record going back over 700 years, was sold to the Devon Council for almost £50,000. [ 1 ]
Demi-cannons were capable of firing these heavy metal balls with such force, that they could penetrate more than a meter of solid oak, from a distance of 90 m (300 ft), and could dismast even the largest ships at close range. [115] Full cannons fired a 42 lb (19 kg) shot, but were discontinued by the 18th century, as they were too unwieldy.
This is an extensive list of antique guns made before the year 1900 and including the first functioning firearms ever invented. The list is not comprehensive; create an entry for listings having none; multiple names are acceptable as cross-references, so that redirecting hyperlinks can be established for them.
The cannons found in Malacca were of various types: esmeril (1/4 to 1/2-pounder swivel gun, probably refers to cetbang or lantaka), [24] falconet (cast bronze swivel gun larger than the esmeril, 1 to 2-pounder, probably refers to lela), [24] medium saker (long cannon or culverin between a six and a ten-pounder, probably refers to meriam) [25 ...
Curtall cannon: A type of cannon with a short barrel. [4] Demi-culverin: A medium cannon, smaller than a culverin Drake: A 3-pounder cannon; alternatively, an adjective to describe a lighter variant of another cannon. [5] Falconet: A light cannon Minion: A small cannon used in the 16th and 17th centuries Portpiece: A large naval cannon Saker
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A Spanish saker of 1686. The saker was a medium cannon, slightly smaller than a culverin, developed during the early 16th century and often used by the English. [1] It was named after the saker falcon, a large falconry bird native to the Middle East.