|
1st November 2010, 06:53 PM
|
#11 |
|
(deceased)
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking
Posts: 4,310
|
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 |
|
|
| Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
| Display Modes | |
|
|
Threaded Mode