1mo ago

Steel expanding shot for cannon, India, 18th or 19th century AD

https://www.runjeetsingh.com/inventory/485/rare_expanding_shot

1mo ago

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Imagine spending 7 weeks forging that intricate thing (pulling that number straight out of the ether), only for the cannon operator to aim a bit off and completely waste the shot
- Chain-shot of this general type has some genuine utility, but every time I see something like this I'm reminded of...
  
  none of the above were anywhere near the gun's intended target
  That was priceless.
"Hehe... I'm a [war crime]!"
- The great thing about being an innovator is that you get to be the REASON new war crimes are codified 😊
  
  If you're lucky, you get a war crime named after you!
  
  Sort of like commenting "First." on a YouTube video...
  I now see the appeal!

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