Curious stone cannon

Andi · 30th November 2013, 07:12 PM

Here is a nice article Lu Mau De - Untersuchung über die Erfindung der Geschütze und des Schießpulvers in China, unfortunately in German language, about the use of early firearms, explosives and cannons in historic chinese literature. There are also pieces mentioned as "Steinkanonen" (stone cannons) but the author did not specify if this are cannons made of stone or cannons for shooting stone balls. But I guess the author means cannons for shooting stone balls.

But the author mentiones lots of other interesting devices like handgonnes with barrels made of bamboo. The Article was published in a periodical Sinica somewhen between 1925 and 1942, unfortunately I was not able yet to sort out the relevant issue.

Many of the holes on the stone cannons are looking like natural cavities in the stone. It is hard to identify touch holes on the fotos.

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30th November 2013, 07:12 PM	#11
Andi Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Halstenbek, Germany Posts: 203	Here is a nice article Lu Mau De - Untersuchung über die Erfindung der Geschütze und des Schießpulvers in China, unfortunately in German language, about the use of early firearms, explosives and cannons in historic chinese literature. There are also pieces mentioned as "Steinkanonen" (stone cannons) but the author did not specify if this are cannons made of stone or cannons for shooting stone balls. But I guess the author means cannons for shooting stone balls. But the author mentiones lots of other interesting devices like handgonnes with barrels made of bamboo. The Article was published in a periodical Sinica somewhen between 1925 and 1942, unfortunately I was not able yet to sort out the relevant issue. Many of the holes on the stone cannons are looking like natural cavities in the stone. It is hard to identify touch holes on the fotos.