Here are some relics from two different sites.
The two cartridges on the left are "4 bore" from a punt gun or a smooth bore rifle. These were used for hunting elephant, or as "market guns". Essentially the gun was mounted to a canoe and used to shoot upwards or 50 birds at one time. They have been outlawed in North America for over one hundred years I think. Though I have found one in water before, these two were on land, so somebody had a sore shoulder lol.
The canister shot on the right is from a 12 pound Howitzer. It along with 33 of his friends were packed into a brass tube "case".
This type was first used in the Civil war I think. It was also know as the Napoleon gun.
It was a crowd control device, sometimes it was fired at the ground, causing the shot to fan out, subsequently cutting multiple men in half.
The last three pictures are from Wikipedia.
The two cartridges on the left are "4 bore" from a punt gun or a smooth bore rifle. These were used for hunting elephant, or as "market guns". Essentially the gun was mounted to a canoe and used to shoot upwards or 50 birds at one time. They have been outlawed in North America for over one hundred years I think. Though I have found one in water before, these two were on land, so somebody had a sore shoulder lol.
The canister shot on the right is from a 12 pound Howitzer. It along with 33 of his friends were packed into a brass tube "case".
This type was first used in the Civil war I think. It was also know as the Napoleon gun.
It was a crowd control device, sometimes it was fired at the ground, causing the shot to fan out, subsequently cutting multiple men in half.
The last three pictures are from Wikipedia.
