A STONE CANNONBALL AND VENETIAN CANNONS IN CRETE 16th 17th CENTURY

Skarts_ss · 3rd December 2013, 12:37 PM

Here are some pictures from a Venetian Petriera da mascolo in the historical and folk art museum of Rethymno. It was found in 1960s-70s. Note the breech loading chamber. Of particular interest is the broken upper piece of the chamber. Probably the gun was deactivated in order not to be used by the Turks, during the Veneto-Turkish conflict 1645-1669.

3rd December 2013, 12:37 PM	#3
Skarts_ss Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47	Here are some pictures from a Venetian Petriera da mascolo in the historical and folk art museum of Rethymno. It was found in 1960s-70s. Note the breech loading chamber. Of particular interest is the broken upper piece of the chamber. Probably the gun was deactivated in order not to be used by the Turks, during the Veneto-Turkish conflict 1645-1669. Attached Images

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