Wall gun

Wall guns were large caliber smooth-bore muskets that were used in the 16th through 18th centuries by defending forces to break the advance of enemy troops. They were too heavy to be fired from the shoulder and so were usually rested on window ledges or low walls, hence the name. Many were fitted with a barrel hook to absorb recoil. Some of these weapons had multiple barrels which enabled volleys to be fired.

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Caliber: The word caliber (American English) or calibre (British English) designates the interior diameter of a tube or the exterior diameter of a wire or rod. It comes from the Italian calibro, itself from the Arabic qu?lib, meaning mould....

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