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Cast-iron breechloader
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Cast iron chamber piece with four ring-shaped thickenings. The chamber and the wooden drawer in which the cannon originally lay have not been preserved. Rear-loader. The cannon was found during the demolition of the southern fortress wall of Groningen in 1880.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineGietijzeren achterlader. 1500 - 1550. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
