BRONZE CANNON

OTTOMAN PERIOD : -- SULTAN MEHMET THE CONQUEROR (REIGNED 1451-1481)

DIMENSIONS WEIGHT - 11 tonsw

WEIGHT CANON-BALL  218 kg.

LENGTH 346 cms

DIAMETER 37 cms

THICKNESS OF WALL 10 5 cms 

THE MAKERS OF THIS CANNON PROBABLY INTENDED IT FOR PRESENTATION TO THE SULTAN HIMSELF, SO FINE ARE ITS WORKMANSHIP AND DECORATION.

THE BARREL CONTAINS TWO PARTS:

THE GUNPOWDER CHAMBER AND THE PROJECTILE CHAMBER.

THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THESE TWO CHAMBERS IS VISIBLE ON THE OUTSIDE WALL OF THE CANNON IN RELIEF

EIGHT HOOPS STRENGTHEN THE BARREL, FOUR ON EACH OF THE TWO CHAMBERS.