Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoTIL there was a double barrelled cannon.www.historynet.comexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL there was a double barrelled cannon.www.historynet.comQuilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square8linkfedilink
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 days agoHoly shit. This article was written in 1996??? And STILL no pictures???
minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 days agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-barreled_cannon
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 days agoHuh…the barrels are smaller than I thought.
minus-squareQuilotoa@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 days agoThe cannon balls did minimal damage. It was the chain between them that was supposed to kill and maim.
minus-squareMaestro@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 days agoWikipedia to the rescue! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-barreled_cannon
minus-squareSanguinePar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days ago During tests, the Gilleland cannon effectively mowed down trees, tore up a cornfield, knocked down a chimney, and killed a cow. Blimey, that sounds like a really effective weapon… None of the previously mentioned items were anywhere near the gun’s intended target. …oh. Never mind.
Holy shit. This article was written in 1996??? And STILL no pictures???
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-barreled_cannon
Huh…the barrels are smaller than I thought.
The cannon balls did minimal damage. It was the chain between them that was supposed to kill and maim.
Wikipedia to the rescue! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-barreled_cannon
Blimey, that sounds like a really effective weapon…
…oh. Never mind.