List of medieval and early modern gunpowder artillery

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A wide variety of gunpowder artillery weapons were created in the medieval and early modern period.

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List

Name	Image	Notes
Base		A long, narrow 15th–16th century cannon
Bombard		First recorded use in 1326, made of brass.
Culverin		A long-range cannon, first mentioned in 1410
Curtall cannon		A type of cannon with a short barrel.
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.
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
Serpentine [ru]		A cannon similar to a culverin
Sling		A long, narrow 17th century cannon

Citations

General and cited references

• Henry, Chris (2005). English Civil War Artillery 1642-51. Oxford: Osprey.
• Kinard, Jeff. Artillery: An Illustrated History of Its Impact.
• Needham, Joseph. Science and Civilisation in China: Military Technology: The Gunpowder Epic.

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