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1st November 2010, 06:47 PM
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Thank you, 'Nando,
 And congratulations! Best, Michl |
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1st November 2010, 06:53 PM
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Another argument for my theory that breechloading cannon chambers did not normally contain the ball:
As we can see, most of them taper and narrow towards the fore end, in order to be shoved into the barrel and tightly fit. So I think that, had they contained to ball, the latter would have been of too small caliber to match the barrel.  Any comments much welcome! Best, Michael |
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1st November 2010, 07:04 PM
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Hallo, it doesn`t matter if these are chambers of small cannons, the interesting fact is that they were loaded with a bullet. If even chambers of cannons were loaded in this way, surely the chambers of small handguns, where the chamber and barrel have exactly the same bore, were loaded with a bullet. Best wishes |
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