Wall guns
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Topic: Wall guns
Posted By: Nick1986
Subject: Wall guns
Date Posted: 25-Jul-2012 at 19:38
 Somewhere in between the musket and the cannon was the "wall gun:" an oversized musket crewed by one or two men. Due its weight it was used to defend castles and fortresses: the long barrel gave it much greater range than the standard arquebus, but it was unwieldy and made the shooter an easy target on the battlefield ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
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Posted By: TheAlaniDragonRising
Date Posted: 26-Jul-2012 at 07:13
Look at this baby, Nick, a Chinese 'Jingle' wall gun.
The one shown above is a .60 calibre. ------------- What a handsome figure of a dragon. No wonder I fall madly in love with the Alani Dragon now, the avatar, it's a gorgeous dragon picture. |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 26-Jul-2012 at 19:18
 More Chinese wallguns from the time of the Boxer Rebellion ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: TheAlaniDragonRising
Date Posted: 26-Jul-2012 at 20:53
This one is a Saxon wall gun from around 1680.
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Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 27-Jul-2012 at 19:44
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Cool. It looks like an oversized version of Nock's volley gun
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Posted By: TheAlaniDragonRising
Date Posted: 27-Jul-2012 at 20:35
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Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 28-Jul-2012 at 19:44
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Was it smoothbore or rifled, and how many were made?
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Posted By: TheAlaniDragonRising
Date Posted: 28-Jul-2012 at 23:13
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Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 29-Jul-2012 at 19:22
 Here's a more typical wall-gun of the same period, together with a standard musket. The wallgun has a hook on the barrel so it can be rested against a wall, fence, or embankment ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 03-Aug-2012 at 19:19
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The Tibetans used wallguns (or long barreled muskets) against the British. I once saw one in a museum (Norwich regimental, i think) that was taller than me
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Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 20-Aug-2012 at 19:31
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1781 Henry Nock wallgun http://www.ambroseantiques.com/flongarms/wallgun.htm%20 - http://www.ambroseantiques.com/flongarms/wallgun.htm ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |