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Matchlock · 11th October 2010, 05:40 PM

OK, folks,

I realize it's my turn to present the real stuff.

Please see Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leather_cannon

Attached please find pics and description of a so called 'leather' cannon, ca. 1620's, preserved in the Historisches Museum Berlin.

As David pointed out the barrel actually is of copper reinforced by iron, covered with strong (elk?) leather and bound with hemp, so it's not just all leather ...

I learned they have two pieces, their lengths being ca. 2 m and the caliber a one pounder and the other a one-and-a-half pounder.

Best,
Michael

11th October 2010, 05:40 PM	#5
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Thirty Years War 'Leather' Cannon OK, folks, I realize it's my turn to present the real stuff. Please see Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leather_cannon Attached please find pics and description of a so called 'leather' cannon, ca. 1620's, preserved in the Historisches Museum Berlin. As David pointed out the barrel actually is of copper reinforced by iron, covered with strong (elk?) leather and bound with hemp, so it's not just all leather ... I learned they have two pieces, their lengths being ca. 2 m and the caliber a one pounder and the other a one-and-a-half pounder. Best, Michael Attached Images Last edited by Matchlock; 11th October 2010 at 06:25 PM.