PROMIS Carlo Stato dell artiglieria circa l'anno 1500.pdf

Carlo Promis(1808-1873)Dello stato dell'artiglieriacirca l'anno Millecinquecentoeparticolarmente delle dieci specie figurate daFrancesco di Giorgio Martini.Memoria Storica IIIn Dell'arte dell'ingegnere e dell'artigliere in Italia, dalla sua origine sino al principio del XVIsecolo e degli scrittori di essa dal 1285 al 1560 Memorie storiche cinque, in appendice eschiarimento al Trattato di architettura militare di Francesco di Giorgio Martini, architetto senesedel secolo XV, a cura del cavalier Cesare Saluzzo, Parte Seconda, Torino, Tipografia Chirio e Mina,1841, pp. 121- 199.

Four 16th-Century naval guns (or replicas) on display at Mary Rose Museum, Portsmouth, UK. Far two are culverin near two aredemi-cannon. Taken by The Land Feb 07.English: Hand Culverin With Small Cannons Europe 15th Century Nederlands: Veldslang, photographed at the Cluny Museum,2007

40Kg Wrought Iron Murderer, 1410 France photographed at the Musee de l'Armee 2007

Société de l'Oriflammehttp://xenophongroup.com/montjoie/gp_wpns.htmFifteenth-Century Gunpowder ArtilleryinMuseums'Pumhardt'ca. 1400-50 wrought-iron bombardHeeregeschichtliches Museum, Vienna, Austria89.41 cm. [35.2 in.] caliber251.46 cm. [8 ft 3 in.] length7,221.26 kg. [7 tons 1,920 lbs.]ca. 1450+ wrought-iron bombardHeeregeschichtliches Museum, Vienna, Austria16.26 cm. [6.4 in.] caliber91.44 cm. [3 ft] length124.74 kg. [275 lbs.]

ca. 1450 wrought-iron bombard [mortar]Bernisches Historisches Museum, Berne, Switzerland17.27 cm. [6.8 in.] caliber38.1 cm. [1 ft 3 in.] length36.74 kg. [81 lbs.]reconstructed carrage of possible contemporary designca. 1450 bronze culverinMusée de Morat, Morat, Switzerland7.11 cm [2.8 in.] caliber81.28 cm. [2 ft 8 in.] lengthreconstructed carrage of possible later designcaptured from Burgundian army

Different shapes of corned gunpowder, each with its own function 1911 EncyclopædiaBritannica/Gunpowder

The Pumhart von Steyr, the largest known iron bombard by caliber (ball diameter: 80 cm)