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[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (4 children)

how did those old cannons not tear apart their janky carriages? how did they not fly off the back?

[–] Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago

I’d imagine it looked less janky and more sturdy when it was new.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

See the screws? That's carbon-reinforced iron right there!

[–] manuallybreathing@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

Its on wheels in part so the recoil rolls it backwards.

I'm not 100% sure but it also looks like a fairly modern canon, modernity being the period from 16th to early 20th C

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

That giant ass vertical screw in the back looks pretty solid. If there’s a similar one in the front I’d think this thing is good.