The cannon is a wall or rampart gun, designed to rest on the parapet of an adobe house, a tripod in the field, or — in a pinch — the fork of a tree. It weighs about 40 pounds, heavy by today’s ...

Two 16th-century cannons unearthed in Arizona may be the oldest firearms ever found in the United States, new research finds. Archaeologists found the cannons while excavating a site called San ...

Their conclusion: The cannon was the oldest gun ever found within the continental ... It weighs about 40 pounds, heavy by today’s standards, but light for the 16th century, when it could be easily ...

This early 16th century cast iron, breech-loading cannon is the only one of its kind in Wales. It is designed to be carried on a ship of war and fired through a gun port on the side of the hull.

The cannon is a wall or rampart gun ... It weighs about 40 pounds, heavy by today’s standards, but light for the 16th century, when it could be easily carried long distances on the back of ...