Bâton à feu

Bâton à feu.

Bâton à feu (1380). Musée de l'Armée.
Type Hand artillery
Place of origin Western Europe
Service history
In service 1380-1400?
Used by Western European countries
Wars Hundred Years War
Production history
Designer Unknown
Designed 13th century
Produced 14th century
Number built ?
Specifications
Weight 1.04kg
Barrel length 18 cm

Caliber 2 cm
Effective firing range ?

The Bâton à feu, or Baston à feu (French for "Fire stick"), is a type of hand cannon developed in the 14th century in Western Europe. This weapon type corresponds to the portable artillery of the second half of 14th century.[1]

The Bâton à feu at the Musée de l'Armée in Paris has an hexagonal cross-section, and looks like a steel tube. It weighs 1.04 kg, and has a length of 18 cm. Its caliber is 2 cm.

A Bâton à feu or "Hand bombard" with its wooden pole, France, 1390-1400.

In order to facilitate handling, the metal piece was placed at the end of a wooden pole. The powder was ignited through a small hole at the top, with a red-hot steel stick.[1]

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