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On a demiculverin, a bronze mermaid held a turtle, and the other guns were decorated with arms, escutcheons, the founder's name, and so on In the English colonies during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, lighter pieces seem to have been the more prevalent; there is no record of any "cannon."— Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America
The demiculverin was classed as the "feildpeece" par excellence_, while the 4-pounder was so light (about 500 pounds) that two horses could pull it in the field These pieces could be served by three men.— Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America
The 12-pounder quarter-cannon, incidentally, was "culverined" or reinforced so that it actually served in the field as a demiculverin The great weight of its projectile gave the double cannon its name.— Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America
The demiculverin was classed as the "feildpeece" _par excellence_, while the 4-pounder was so light— Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America
Media culebrina 10 to 18 833 5,000 12-pounder demiculverin.— Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America
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