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88:Description
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1195:Organ gun
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1115:Carronade
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1038:Musketoon
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710:Artillery
695:Gunpowder
617:Veuglaire
305:Gunpowder
204:Eltz Feud
149:explosion
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125:feathered
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1058:Wall gun
900:Petronel
800:Arquebus
792:Firearms
767:Timeline
658:Mons Meg
592:Culverin
577:Arquebus
381:"Cannon"
289:See also
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137:pressure
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1385:Naphtha
1362:Huo Che
1323:Bo-hiya
1311:rockets
1259:Basilic
1254:Bombard
1175:Lantaka
1120:Cetbang
952:muskets
688:Related
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235:Quesnoy
231:Cambrai
185:armored
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1368:Hwacha
1309:Early
1210:Prangi
1185:Mortar
1110:Cannon
1072:Early
1033:Musket
1013:Jingal
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78:vasii
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