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LOT 0283

Medieval Iron Hand Cannon Collection

15TH CENTURY A.D.

3 3/4 - 4 3/4 in. (5.6 kg total. 9.5-12 cm).

Each comprising a touch hole to base. [3]

Provenance

Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.

Literature

See Funcken, L. & Funcken F., Le costume, l'armure et les armes au temps de la chevalerie, de huitieme au quinzieme siecle, Tournai,1977, pp.66-69, for reconstruction of how such hand cannons were used.

Footnotes

At the beginning of the 14th century, among the infantry troops of the Western Middle Ages, developed the use of manual cannons (such as the Italian schioppetti, spingarde, and the German Fusstbusse). The new weapon had, compared to the bow and the crossbow, the advantage of not needing any particular care, of being manufactured more quickly and of being cheaper.

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LOT 0283

Medieval Iron Hand Cannon Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £572

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