Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Breech loading chamber for a cannon 16th century

Matchlock · 5th December 2013, 05:12 PM

Hi Marcus,

Not that any ball was originally part of a breechloading chamber ...

As I have shown in my thread and demonstrated by photos of a ca. 1480-1500 Late-Gothic chamber dug up still loaded only with powder and a wooden plug, the ball was separately shoved in at the rear of the barrel, at the beginning of the breech recess, before the powder chamber/breech was inserted.

Best,
Michael

5th December 2013, 05:12 PM	#8
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Hi Marcus, Not that any ball was originally part of a breechloading chamber ... As I have shown in my thread and demonstrated by photos of a ca. 1480-1500 Late-Gothic chamber dug up still loaded only with powder and a wooden plug, the ball was separately shoved in at the rear of the barrel, at the beginning of the breech recess, before the powder chamber/breech was inserted. Best, Michael Attached Images Last edited by Matchlock; 5th December 2013 at 05:31 PM.