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Titolo dell'opera:
Braga bombarda on fork
Acquisizione:
1890 Genova/ darsena - ritrovamento
Ambito culturale:
ambito genovese
Object Type:
weapon
Epoca:
Inventario:
3726
Misure:
Unità di misura: cm; Diametro: 17.5; Lunghezza: 176
Tecnica:
ferro battuto
Descrizione:
It is a swivelling artillery piece: the fork-shaped support hinged on the ship's bulwarks allowed for rapid aiming. In this case, in the absence of a wooden carriage, the ram was contained in an iron extension at the rear of the trumpet, called a braga; it was open at the top to allow the ram to be inserted and had two opposing openings into which the retaining wedge was inserted.
