A BRASS MORTAR CANNON 19TH CENTURY, the open cylindrical b...

Hammer

€1,200

A BRASS MORTAR CANNON 19TH CENTURY, the open cylindrical body surmounted with angular handle and touch-fuse supported on an oak carriage. 30cm long The mortar is a short gun that fires bombs, hollow spherical projectiles made of cast iron and filled with black powder. The bomb is pierced with a hole, the eye, into which a fuse is inserted which, like that of shells, communicates the fire inside the bomb to allow it to explode. Unlike cannons which fire directly at the walls, the trajectory of the bomb fired by the mortar is curved, which allows it to pass over the ramparts.