Come and Take It! The Gonzalez Cannon

LouG · 24th July 2023, 02:53 AM

After reading these posts, and re-reading the entries made by Castano de Sosa's diarist, I went back to my library. Harold L. Peterson's book "Round Shot and Rammers", p. 17, states that in 1570 the Spanish fort of St. Elena, Florida, lists two cannon, one demi-culverin, and "culverins of small bore." Peterson's bibliography is pretty impressive, and he was known to be a careful researcher; so, lacking information to the contrary, I'll agree with Jim's opinion above---that to some users, the term "culverin" could apply to a wide range of guns, small as well as large.

Our research never really ends, does it?

24th July 2023, 02:53 AM	#22
LouG Member Join Date: Apr 2022 Posts: 5	Culverins and "Culverins" After reading these posts, and re-reading the entries made by Castano de Sosa's diarist, I went back to my library. Harold L. Peterson's book "Round Shot and Rammers", p. 17, states that in 1570 the Spanish fort of St. Elena, Florida, lists two cannon, one demi-culverin, and "culverins of small bore." Peterson's bibliography is pretty impressive, and he was known to be a careful researcher; so, lacking information to the contrary, I'll agree with Jim's opinion above---that to some users, the term "culverin" could apply to a wide range of guns, small as well as large. Our research never really ends, does it?