400-Year Old Cannon Fired Today Still Effective. Recently French Artillery Officers fired this cannon which was cast in 1480. It was the first bombarding cannon and used stone balls 2 1/2 feet in diameter. throwing them a quarter of a mile. It was transported to besiege Jerusalem.

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400-Year Old Cannon Fired Today Still Effective. Recently French Artillery Officers fired this cannon which was cast in 1480. It was the first bombarding cannon and used stone balls 2 1/2 feet in diameter. throwing them a quarter of a mile. It was transported to besiege Jerusalem.

[ca. 1920–1940]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Guns...Artillery

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