16th century Archives - Mechtraveller https://mechtraveller.com/tag/16th-century/ Mechanically-minded travel Tue, 21 Jun 2022 12:22:05 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 The Hercules Cannon https://mechtraveller.com/2022/06/the-hercules-cannon/ https://mechtraveller.com/2022/06/the-hercules-cannon/#respond Tue, 21 Jun 2022 12:22:05 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=7611 This giant cannon was cast by the Flemish master gunmaker Remy de Halut* at his foundry in Mechelen, in 1547. The Hercules cannon (El Cañón Hercules) is an extra long culverin – a ‘Royal or Double culverin’ – designed for long range destruction. Its 4.17m (13½ ft) barrel could probably hurl a 175mm (6″) cannonball […]

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