Talk:Culverin

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Eliminated the specific mention of 18-pound balls, as both my recollection and the Britannica definition cited offer a wider range of weights. Wilhelm Ritter 21:19, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

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Dfrg.msc 22:59, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] No SI units

Generally the unit "pound" is used when measuring size of shot, especially from cannons of this era. I feel that while useful, SI units aren't strictly necessary for this article

-Unregistered user: Dec 16 2007 4:00am —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.171.21.129 (talk) 09:00, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Replica performance

I've added the claimed performance (408ms / 450m+ range) from an episode of Battlefield Detectives titled "What Sunk the Armada", which tested a replicate culverin. It appears to be the weapon shown on the camera left of the current article image, and was fired by a representative of the Royal Armouries. Unfortunately, I can't find any online sources confirming this. If anyone has one, it would be much appreciated. Rogerborg 15:58, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Off target?

I'm no expert, but Dean & Kemp's Oxford Companion of Ships & the Sea says the culverin was 5", demi-culverin 4" (9pdr). Who's right? Trekphiler 06:15, 24 August 2007 (UTC)