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List of medieval and early modern gunpowder artillery

A wide variety of gunpowder artillery weapons were created in the medieval and early modern period.

List edit

Name Image Notes
Base
  A long, narrow 15th–16th century cannon[1]
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
  A light cannon
Minion
A small cannon used in the 16th and 17th centuries
Portpiece
A large naval cannon
Saker
  A medium cannon firing a 5 to 8 lb shot[3]
Serpentine [ru]
  A cannon similar to a culverin[3]
Sling
  A long, narrow 17th century cannon[1]

Bibliography edit

  • Artillery: An Illustrated History of Its Impact, Jeff Kinard.
  • English Civil War Artillery 1642-51, Chris Henry, 2005, Osprey: Oxford.
  • Science and Civilisation in China: Military technology: The gunpowder epic, Joseph Needham

References edit

  1. ^ a b Needham, p.368
  2. ^ "Artillery in Medieval Europe". World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  3. ^ a b c Kinard, p.53.
  4. ^ Pam Combes, "Wealden Iron" (PDF), Wealden Iron Research Group, p. 5, ISSN 0266-4402
  5. ^ Henry, p.10

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