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Matchlock · 11th October 2010, 02:13 PM

Hi David,

Thank you for considering me.

I think Jim put it so expertly that I cannot add anything substantial. We know that leather cannon existed so they must have stood the shooting. Personally, I can hardly imagine that but I am neither a physicist nor an engineer.

And Jim, thanks a lot for overestimating my collection!

Actually I do own a small cannon which is illustrated in a few pictures of my collection posted here some time ago. The 15th c. barrel is of bronze though. I am preparing to post it in a thread of its own.

Best,
Michael/Mikhail/Michl

11th October 2010, 02:13 PM	#3
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Hi David, Thank you for considering me. I think Jim put it so expertly that I cannot add anything substantial. We know that leather cannon existed so they must have stood the shooting. Personally, I can hardly imagine that but I am neither a physicist nor an engineer. And Jim, thanks a lot for overestimating my collection! Actually I do own a small cannon which is illustrated in a few pictures of my collection posted here some time ago. The 15th c. barrel is of bronze though. I am preparing to post it in a thread of its own. Best, Michael/Mikhail/Michl