The term cartaune is a Germanisation of the Italian "quartana bombarda" ("quarter rifle"), whose iron ball weighed a quarter of a hundred-pound main rifle ball. Cartaunas were similar in external shape to a Scharfmetze, but had smaller calibres and a lighter weight. They were divided according to the length of the barrel into long cartaunes (called "Singer") and short cartaunes (called "Nightingale"). In England, the name cannon was common.
Group
Sculptural Figure(s)
Condition
unpainted, kit
Scale
Size 30 mm
Material
Pewter-Alloy 55%Sn 39%Pb 6%Sb
Epoch
17th Century
Time
1618 - 1648
Nationality/Location
Europe
State
New
Not a toy! Not suitable for children under the age of 14!
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