French cannon 15th-16th Century, Rhodes

[ChrisPer]

Finally, from the colonnade around the yard of the Museum, a non-Rhodes French cannon of the period. From the plaque:

Cannon of Louis XII. Bronze, cast between 1498 and 1515.
Length 3.15m
Calibre 172mm
Weight 1870 kg
Projectile: ball of stone or iron.

This (fire-mouth) is completely characteristic of French Renaissance bronze cannon ; the reinforcement is completely smooth, while the volee is covered with fleur de lys. The reinforcement presents the porcupine, a symbol of Louis XII, and the initial of the founder, G, around the vent (located at the back of the gun, this is the place to set on fire the powder).