List of medieval and early modern gunpowder artillery
A wide variety of gunpowder artillery weapons were created in the medieval and early modern period.
List
| Name | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Base | A long, narrow 15th-16th century cannon[1] | |
| Culverin |  |
A long-range cannon, first mentioned in 1410[2] |
| Curtall cannon | A type of cannon with a short barrel.[3] | |
| Demi-culverin |  |
A medium cannon, smaller than a culverin |
| Drake | A 3-pounder cannon; alternatively, an adjective to describe a lighter variant of another cannon.[4] | |
| Falconet |  |
A light cannon |
| Minion | A small cannon used in the 16th and 17th centuries | |
| Portpiece | A large naval cannon | |
| Saker |  |
A medium cannon firing a 5 to 8 lb shot[5] |
| Serpentine |  |
A cannon similar to a culverin[6] |
| Sling | A long, narrow 17th century cannon[7] |
Bibliography
- Artillery: An Illustrated History of Its Impact, Jeff Kinard.
- English Civil War Artillery 1642-51, Chris Henry, 2005, Osprey: Oxford.
- Science and Civilisation in China: Military technology: The gunpowder epic, Joseph Needham
References
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