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fernando · 15th August 2009, 04:45 PM

Hi Mark,
I wish i had myself a swivel/deck gun to picture and post it here

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Attached are perspective pictures of the replica mounted on a 1500's discoveries nau (ship), that was built in a ship yard close from my place.
By the time of Portuguese King Dom Manuel I, a great impeller of naval weaponry, these guns were called berços (cradles), also it appears that this term originated elsewhere.
Also attached is a real one, possibly from the XII century, kept at the Oporto military museum.

Fernando

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15th August 2009, 04:45 PM	#29
fernando Lead Moderator European Armoury Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,637	Hi Mark, I wish i had myself a swivel/deck gun to picture and post it here . Attached are perspective pictures of the replica mounted on a 1500's discoveries nau (ship), that was built in a ship yard close from my place. By the time of Portuguese King Dom Manuel I, a great impeller of naval weaponry, these guns were called berços (cradles), also it appears that this term originated elsewhere. Also attached is a real one, possibly from the XII century, kept at the Oporto military museum. Fernando . Attached Images