(quartana bombarda or quarter rifles) Divided lengthwise into long cartaunes or nightingales, with a ball weight of 24 - 40 pounds of iron. For locomotion 12 horses were necessary. (Source: Diez) Neatly worked plastic metal model. Mounted, but partly removable for painting. Without protrusions and depicted figures. For 30 mm.
Scharfmetze, long cartaune, short cartaune and basilisk formed the 4 sexes of the "wall-breakers". It is Maximilian's great merit to have created a mobile siege artillery consisting of 4 types, an achievement that was eagerly imitated in Germany after his death. The field artillery, which had become a decisive factor of military success as an accompanying gun of the Landsknechte since 1500, was also reformed by the Emperor and brought down to 4 genders by standardising the calibres. The "Notschlange" was created as the heaviest calibre. Like all snakes, it was a long barrel gun for direct fire. Ammunition: iron ball 11 - 16 pounds, 8 horses had to be used for transport.
Group
Sculptural Figure(s)
Condition
unpainted
Scale
Size 30 mm
Material
Pewter-Alloy 55%Sn 39%Pb 6%Sb
Epoch
Renaissance
Time
1420 - 1590
Nationality/Location
Europe
Not a toy! Not suitable for children under the age of 14!
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