Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoTIL there was a double barrelled cannon.www.historynet.comexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up145arrow-down13
arrow-up142arrow-down1external-linkTIL there was a double barrelled cannon.www.historynet.comQuilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square8linkfedilink
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 months agoHoly shit. This article was written in 1996??? And STILL no pictures???
minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·3 months agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-barreled_cannon
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoHuh…the barrels are smaller than I thought.
minus-squareQuilotoa@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoThe cannon balls did minimal damage. It was the chain between them that was supposed to kill and maim.
minus-squareMaestro@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoWikipedia to the rescue! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-barreled_cannon
minus-squareSanguinePar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months 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.