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  2. List of medieval and early modern gunpowder artillery

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    Bombard: First recorded use in 1326, made of brass. [2] Culverin: A long-range cannon, first mentioned in 1410 [3] 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 ...

  3. Gunpowder artillery in the Middle Ages - Wikipedia

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    The culverin was forged of iron and fixed to a wooden stock, and usually placed on a rest for firing. [37] 15th century culveriners. The culverin was also common in 15th century battles, particularly among Burgundian armies. [37] As the smallest of medieval gunpowder weapons, it was relatively light and portable. [37]

  4. Culverin - Wikipedia

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    Overall, the culverin was a significant advance over earlier cannons. Since it fired iron round shot instead of stone projectiles and had a longer barrel to enable the gunpowder to fully burn and impart more force to the projectile, the culverin could fire the denser projectile to a relatively greater range and with a flatter trajectory.

  5. List of muzzle-loading guns - Wikipedia

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    Muzzleloading artillery evolved across a wide range of styles, beginning with the bombard, and evolving into culverins, falconets, sakers, demi-cannon, rifled muzzle-loaders, Parrott rifles, and many other styles. Handcannons are excepted from this list because they are hand-held and typically of small caliber.

  6. Artillery of France in the Middle Ages - Wikipedia

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    15th-century culveriners. By the early 15th century, both armies had a wide variety of gunpowder weapons. [1] Large guns were developed, known as bombards (French bombardes), weighing up to 3 tonnes and firing stone balls of up to 150 kg (300 lbs), which seem to have been more prevalent among the French than among the English until 1420. [1]

  7. Bombard (weapon) - Wikipedia

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    Bombard mortar and granite ball projectile of the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem, Rhodes, 1480–1500. Founded at the request of Pierre d'Aubusson, the bombard was used for close defense of the walls (100–200 m (110–220 yd)) at the Siege of Rhodes. It fired 260 kg (570 lb) granite balls. The bombard weighs about 3,325 kg (7,330 lb).

  8. Gunpowder weapons in the Ming dynasty - Wikipedia

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    The diameter of the bore at the muzzle is more than 2.2 in. Above [he touch-hole there is a movable lid to protect (the priming powder) from rain. This cannon does not give a great bang nor much recoil. With 3 oz. of gunpowder use one large lead ball weighing 2 catties, or 100 small lead bullets (in a bag), each weighing 0.6 oz. (6 qian ...

  9. Naval artillery in the Age of Sail - Wikipedia

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    2. gunpowder 3. touch hole (or vent) in which the fuse or other ignition device is inserted Firing of an 18-pounder aboard a French ship. Firing a naval cannon required a great amount of labour and manpower. The propellant was gunpowder, whose bulk had to be kept in the magazine, a special storage area below deck for safety.