Matt Maier
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I recently worked up a CAD model of the Tannenberg handgonne, and I noticed an interesting design feature. In addition to the main bore, there was a much narrower bore which was meant to serve as a powder chamber. This got me to thinking why it was designed that way. Did it have to do with the way 14th century gunpowders behaved in comparison to granulated powder? I know that serpentine (I presume that is what gunners used in the 14th century) burns much more slowly than corned powder. How were these boomsticks loaded? Was it required to seat the ball tightly on top of the powder and compress it as we do with modern powder?
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