. Pennsylvania Museum Bulletin. Number 18, April 1907. n canon de ferr ove ii chambers, un autre de bras ove unechambre * * * A very interesting question is whether the English used cannon atCressy in 1346, because if they did it would be the first recorded instance, so 26 BULLETIN OF THE PENNSYLVANIA MUSEUM far discovered, of die use of field artillery. The weight of opinion seems toprove that they had three or possibly four cannon. These would have beenabout the size of a blunderbus. Loading at that time was a long and wearisomejob, the range was very short, the noise would have been drowned
. Pennsylvania Museum Bulletin. Number 18, April 1907. n canon de ferr ove ii chambers, un autre de bras ove unechambre * * * A very interesting question is whether the English used cannon atCressy in 1346, because if they did it would be the first recorded instance, so 26 BULLETIN OF THE PENNSYLVANIA MUSEUM far discovered, of die use of field artillery. The weight of opinion seems toprove that they had three or possibly four cannon. These would have beenabout the size of a blunderbus. Loading at that time was a long and wearisomejob, the range was very short, the noise would have been drowned by theshouts of the fighters. With what amused amazement the seven thousandstalwart archers would have regarded such an aid, they who could twangtheir huge bows eight to ten times a minute, sending each time a cloth yardarrow two hundred and fifty yards with perfect certainty, piercing at thatrange armor of horse or man, armor of Milan or Germany. No portableweapon approached the long-bow in those hands until the advent of themodern repeating 5. IRON MUZZLE LOADING CANNON Taker, from the Great Wall of China in 1898 Given by Mr. R. E. Difenderfer Edward III., immediately after his astounding victory, marched to Calaisand began the siege of that town. He sent two letters to the Tower in Londonordering cannon and ammunition, 20 guns with powder and lead. His gunsprobably threw small leaden balls, using charges of three to four ounces ofpowder. Note that the Chamber-Piece appears at the very start. A conical shapedgun was also common. As soon as larger calibres were ventured upon thebuilt-up system was introduced. It was briefly as follows: Bars of iron wereplaced longitudinally, about a core of the desired calibre, forming a cylinderthe length of the gun. These bars were welded together and then strong hoopsof iron were driven, not shrunk, along the cylinder. In the large bombards,as they were called, such as the celebrated Mons Meg, the mickle mouthedmurtherer, in Edinbu
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