Breech loading or Mortar ?

fernando · 16th July 2021, 11:10 AM

Indeed the number of early explosive devices is countless, their names varying in time and cultures. 'Petard' is indeed one that has/had a vast number of shapes and uses.
The type named as petard in the Castelneau castle museum appears to be of nowadays consensual attribution, for one:

https://castelnaud.omeka.net/items/show/48
Notwithstanding the example shown in post #8 is also a form of petard, this one a less vulgar and more complex type seen out there, within the door trap family.

While the type named 'pot a feu' in the same museum seems to be more the specimen first posted in this thread. The term Mortier=mortar=morteiro also fits in it:
https://castelnaud.omeka.net/items/show/47

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16th July 2021, 11:10 AM	#7
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Indeed the number of early explosive devices is countless, their names varying in time and cultures. 'Petard' is indeed one that has/had a vast number of shapes and uses. The type named as petard in the Castelneau castle museum appears to be of nowadays consensual attribution, for one: https://castelnaud.omeka.net/items/show/48 Notwithstanding the example shown in post #8 is also a form of petard, this one a less vulgar and more complex type seen out there, within the door trap family. While the type named 'pot a feu' in the same museum seems to be more the specimen first posted in this thread. The term Mortier=mortar=morteiro also fits in it: https://castelnaud.omeka.net/items/show/47 . Attached Images