veuglaire
Sign in to savethumb|A 14th-century Veuglaire, formed of a powder chamber and a tube. The Veuglaire (derived from the German Vogler and Vogelfänger, and the Flemish Vogheler, after a gun manufacturer named Vögler. English: Fowler) was a wrought iron cannon, and part of the artillery of France in the Middle Ages. There, guns were initially called , or .
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It is catalogued under topics including Artillery of France and Medieval artillery.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
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thumb|A 14th-century Veuglaire, formed of a powder chamber and a tube. The Veuglaire (derived from the German Vogler and Vogelfänger, and the Flemish Vogheler, after a gun manufacturer named Vögler. English: Fowler) was a wrought iron cannon, and part of the artillery of France in the Middle Ages. There, guns were initially called , or .
thumb|left|Powder chamber of a Veuglaire, caliber 130 mm, length 1.07 m, wrought iron, early 15th century, La Fère. [[Musée de l'Armée, Paris.]] The Veuglaire was up to 2 meters (8 feet) long, and weighing from 150 kg to several tonnes, and compares to the Crapaudins or Crapaudaux, which were shorter (4 to 8 feet) and lighter than the Veuglaires. The Veuglaires were usually breech-loading, and therefore used a separate "powder chamber" (boîte à poudre) in which powder and ball were located upon loading, and the main body of the cannon was formed of a tube opened at both ends.
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