Grapeshot
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In artillery, a grapeshot is a type of ammunition that consists of a collection of smaller-caliber round shots packed tightly in a canvas bag and separated from the gunpowder charge by a metal wadding
Close-up of grapeshot (right) from an American Revolution sketch of artillery devices
Model of a carronade with grapeshot ammunition
An example of grapeshot
A small cannonball and holder for a grapeshot recovered from the CSS Georgia in 2015
Carronade
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A carronade is a short, smoothbore, cast-iron naval cannon. It was first produced by the Carron Company, an ironworks in Falkirk, Scotland, and, all in all, counting all nations, was used from the las
Grapeshot
…Close-up of grapeshot (right) from an American Revolution sketch of artillery devices Model of a carronade with grapeshot ammunition In artillery, a grapeshot is a type of ammunition that consists of a collection of smaller-caliber round shots packed tightly…
Karronade 140mm
68-pounder British naval carronade, with slider carriage, on HMS Victory
Admiralty carriage mount for an 18-pounder carronade, 1808
Diagram of a carronade mounting. The lack of a nozzle or muzzle cup suggests this carronade pre-dates ca. 1790, and it must date to 1785 or earlier as a copy of this drawing in the Dutch archives bears that date.