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Models of shot bundles (grapeshot)

anoniemca. 1750 - ca. 1800

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

A cannon could be loaded with a single cannonball or bundles of smaller projectiles, such as this ‘grapeshot’. Grapeshot consisted of a canvas bag filled with iron balls or metal slugs, tied together so that it resembled a bunch of grapes. It was used to hit living targets – horses and soldiers – at close range. The Dutch word for machine gun (mitrailleur) comes from the French term for grapeshot (boîte à mitraille).

Details

  • Title: Models of shot bundles (grapeshot)
  • Creator: anoniem
  • Date Created: ca. 1750 - ca. 1800
  • Physical Dimensions: hout
  • Subject Keywords: kogelbundel, druiventros
  • Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

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