Faule Mette
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faule-mette-321-4920443
title:
Faule Mette
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The Faule Mette or Faule Metze was a medieval large-calibre cannon of the city of Brunswick, Germany. Cast by the gunfounder Henning Bussenschutte on the central market square Kohlmarkt in 1411, it was fitted with a conically tapered muzzle which allowed the use of projectiles of varying size. Thus, it could fire stone balls weighing between 322 and 423 kilograms with a gunpowder load ranging from 24 to 33 kilograms. On 1 November 1717, the Faule Mette reportedly shot a 341-kilogram (752 lb) sto
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Medieval German cannon
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faule_Mette
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2023-01-08T19:14:12Z
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