Pumhart von Steyr
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The Pumhart von Steyr (Template:Lit)[1] is a medieval large-calibre cannon from Styria, Austria, and the largest known wrought-iron bombard by caliber.[2] It weighs around Script error: No such module "convert". and has a length of more than Script error: No such module "convert".. It was produced in the early 15th century and could fire, according to modern calculations, an Script error: No such module "convert". stone ball weighing Script error: No such module "convert". to a distance of roughly Script error: No such module "convert". after being loaded with Script error: No such module "convert". of gunpowder and set at an elevation of 10°.[3]
The bombard is today on display in one of the artillery halls of the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum at Vienna.
Besides the Pumhart von Steyr, a number of 15th-century European large-calibre weapons are known to have been employed primarily in siege warfare, including the wrought-iron Mons Meg and Dulle Griet as well as the cast-bronze Faule Mette, Faule Grete and Grose Bochse.
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