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Leonardo Da Vinci Multi-Barrel Gun Designs, 1481

Guns with array of horizontal barrels and gun with three racks of barrels, circa 1481. Firearms in renaissance times were inaccurate and suffered from a slow rate of fire. Leonardo, in his design for a multi-barreled cannon of 1481, sought to overcome the slow rate of fire. The three racks of barrels allowed the re-loading of one rack while another was being fired and could maintained continuous fire power. The gun, with it's array of horizontal barrels, allowed for a wide scattering of shot.

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Leonardo Da Vinci Multi-Barrel Gun Designs, 1481

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Guns with array of horizontal barrels and gun with three racks of barrels, circa 1481. Firearms in renaissance times were inaccurate and suffered from a slow rate of fire. Leonardo, in his design for a multi-barreled cannon of 1481, sought to overcome the slow rate of fire. The three racks of barrels allowed the re-loading of one rack while another was being fired and could maintained continuous fire power. The gun, with it's array of horizontal barrels, allowed for a wide scattering of shot.

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3000 x 4294 px | 36.9 MB

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25.4 x 36.4 cm | 10.0 x 14.3 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

1481 • 15TH CENTURY • ARMS • ART • ARTILLERY • ARTWORK • CANNON • DA VINCI • DAVINCI • DESIGN • DIAGRAM • DRAWING • FIELD ARTILLERY • GUN • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • HUNDRED YEARS WAR • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • INVENTION • ITALIAN • LEONARDO DA VINCI • LEONARDO DI SER PIERO DA VINCI • LEONARDO • MACHINE GUN • MADRID CODICES I-II • MADRID CODICES • MILITARY • MULTI-BARREL GUN • MULTI-BARRELED CANNON • RENAISSANCE • SCIENCE • TECHNOLOGICAL • TECHNOLOGY • WAR • WARFARE • WEAPON • WEAPONARY • WEAPONRY • WEAPONS