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culverin
culverin (ˈkʌlvərɪn) Also 6 coulvering, culuerene, -rijn, 6–7 culvering, 7 colverin, 6–9 culverine. [a. F. coulevrine (c 1400 in Hatzfeld) = It. and med.L. colubrina, f. F. couleuvre, It. colubro snake: cf. L. colubrīnus of the nature of a snake. Names of reptiles were frequently applied to early ca...
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Culverin
Field culverins
Three types of culverin artillery pieces were used, distinguished by their size: the "culverin extraordinary", the "ordinary", and the There were also smaller versions, including the "bastard culverin" (), shot and the "demi-culverin" or "culverin-moyen" (), shot.
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Operation Culverin
"Culverin" was a code name for "Operations against northern Sumatra / Malaya" and "First Culverin" (originally "Junior Culverin") was "Operations against "Culverin" would be a necessary first part of the plan.
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culverineer
culverineer (ˌkʌlvərɪˈnɪə(r)) Also -er. [f. prec. + -eer1, -er.] A soldier armed with a culverin (hand-gun); a gunner in charge of a culverin (cannon).1568 Reg. Secr. Sig. lib. xxxiv. fol. 84 To convoy..þame away with þair armour effeirand for coluerinaris on fute. 1849 J. Grant Kirkaldy of Gr. ix. ...
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Napier Culverin
The name is derived from the French word, culverin, for an early cannon or musket. External links
Photo of a Napier Culverin at Napierheritage.org
Culverin
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demi-culverin
demi-culverin Obs. exc. Hist. (ˌdɛmɪˈkʌlvərɪn) [ad. F. demi-coulevrine: see demi- 4 and culverin.] A kind of cannon formerly in use, of about 4½ inches bore.1587 Harrison England ii. xvi. (1877) i. 281 Demie Culuerijn weigheth three thousand pounds. 1598 B. Jonson Ev. Man in Hum. iii. i, They had pl...
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Demi-culverin
The demi-culverin was a medium cannon similar to but slightly larger than a saker and smaller than a regular culverin developed in the late 16th century The demi-culverin had an effective range of .
Demi-culverins were valued by generals for their range, accuracy and effectiveness.
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Falconet (cannon)
For example, a culverin would often feature snakes, as the handles on the early cannons were often decorated to resemble serpents. Gallery
See also
Lela, Southeast Asian equivalent of falconet
Culverin
History of gunpowder
References
External links
Artillery through the ages
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pik-moyane
† pik-moyane Sc. Obs. [f. pik, of uncertain meaning + F. moyen middle, middle-sized. Cf. culverin moyen in culverin.] A kind of culverin: explained as ‘one of the smallest size’.1513 Acc. Ld. High Treas. Scot. IV. 517 Item, the first culvering pikmoyane drawin with xvj oxin of the kingis.
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Veuglaire
The category includes the culverin, curtall, serpentines, falcon and arquebus.
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English ship Greyhound (1545)
In 1555 the armaments of the Greyhound included a brass cannon perrier, a brass culverin perrier, a brass demi-culverin, 2 sakers, a minion, 2 falcons,
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半蛇炮
半蛇炮(Demi-culverin)是一种中型火炮,比猎隼砲稍大,但比一般的蛇炮小。半蛇炮主要在十六世纪晚期被发展使用。半蛇炮炮管通常长约3.4公尺,口径约10公分,炮重可达1,500公斤。半蛇炮的有效射程大约是550公尺。
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HMS Unicorn (1634)
The ship's initial armament comprised 16 demi-cannon, 11 demi-culverin, 26 culverin, and 10 sakers. When she underwent a refit in 1677, her armament was upgraded to 22 demi-cannon on the lower gun deck, 22 demi-culverin on the middle gun deck, 14 sakers
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蛇砲
蛇砲(Culverin)或原是欧洲中世纪的一种手铳,供步兵与骑兵使用。后来也指几种加农砲,作为加农砲的蛇砲有著长砲管与轻量的结构。发射轻型砲弹(3.6~7.3公斤=8~16英磅),这种砲的名称来自拉丁语的蛇(Colubra)。到了17世纪,欧洲火砲开始以砲弹的重量来分类,此名称变得过时。
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Calibres de France
Six standard sizes were defined: the cannon (Canon), the "grand" culverin (Grande couleuvrine), the "bastard" culverin (Couleuvrine bâtarde), the "middle " culverin (Couleuvrine moyenne), the Falconet (Faucon), and the (Fauconneau).
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