Royal Artillery Regiment (RAR) - History
Principal English guns of the sixteenth century
| name |
Caliber |
Length |
Weight |
| gun |
shot |
charge |
| (inches) |
Ft. |
In. |
(pounds) |
(pounds) |
(pounds) |
|
Rabinet
|
1.0
|
|
|
300
|
0.3
|
0.18
|
|
Serpentine
|
1.5
|
|
|
400
|
.5
|
.3
|
|
Falconet
|
2.0
|
3
|
9
|
500
|
1.0
|
.4
|
|
Falcon
|
2.5
|
6
|
0
|
680
|
2.0
|
1.2
|
|
Minion
|
3.5
|
6
|
6
|
1,050
|
5.2
|
3
|
|
Saker
|
3.65
|
6
|
11
|
1,400
|
6
|
4
|
|
Culverin bastard
|
4.56
|
8
|
6
|
3,000
|
11
|
5.7
|
|
Demiculverin
|
4.0
|
|
|
3,400
|
8
|
6
|
|
Basilisk
|
5.0
|
|
|
4,000
|
14
|
9
|
|
Culverin
|
5.2
|
10
|
11
|
4,840
|
18
|
12
|
|
Pedrero
|
6.0
|
|
|
3,800
|
26
|
14
|
|
Demicannon
|
6.4
|
11
|
0
|
4,000
|
32
|
18
|
|
Bastard cannon
|
7.0
|
|
|
4,500
|
42
|
20
|
|
Cannon serpentine
|
7.0
|
|
|
5,500
|
42
|
25
|
|
Cannon
|
8.0
|
|
|
6,000
|
60
|
27
|
|
Cannon royal
|
8.54
|
8
|
6
|
8,000
|
74
|
30
|
Calibers and lengths of principal eighteenth century English cannon
| Caliber |
Field |
Ship |
Siege |
Garrison |
| Iron |
Bronze |
Iron |
Bronze |
Iron |
| Old |
New |
Old |
New |
Old |
New |
Old |
New |
Old |
New |
|
1-1/2-pounder
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6'0"
|
|
|
|
|
3-pounder
|
3'6"
|
3'3"
|
|
3'6"
|
4'6"
|
3'6"
|
7'0"
|
|
4'6"
|
4'2"
|
|
4-pounder
|
|
|
|
|
6'0"
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6-pounder
|
4'6"
|
4'1"
|
8'0"
|
4'4"
|
7'0"
|
4'4"
|
8'0"
|
|
6'6"
|
5'3"
|
|
9-pounder
|
|
4'8"
|
|
5'0"
|
7'0"
|
5'0"
|
9'0"
|
|
7'0"
|
6'0"
|
|
12-pounder
|
5'0"
|
5'1"
|
9'0"
|
5'6"
|
9'0"
|
5'6"
|
9'0"
|
6'7"
|
8'0"
|
6'7"
|
|
18-pounder
|
|
5'10"
|
|
6'4"
|
9'0"
|
6'4"
|
9'6"
|
8'4"
|
9'0"
|
7'6"
|
|
24-pounder
|
5'6"
|
6'5"
|
9'6"
|
7'0"
|
9'0"
|
7'0"
|
9'6"
|
8'4"
|
9'0"
|
8'4"
|
|
32-pounder
|
|
|
|
7'6"
|
9'6"
|
7'6"
|
10'0"
|
9'2"
|
9'6"
|
9'2"
|
|
36-pounder
|
|
|
|
7'10"
|
|
|
|
9'6"
|
|
|
|
42-pounder
|
|
|
9'6"
|
8'4"
|
10'0"
|
8'4"
|
9'6"
|
10'0"
|
|
10'0"
|
|
48-pounder
|
|
|
|
8'6"
|
|
8'6"
|
|
10'6"
|
|
|
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