Original 15th Century European Rampart Swivel Gun with Victorian Era Mount German Documents & Books the hand bell is constructed

the hand bell is constructed of of solid cast brass with a turned wood handle

in un-issued condition

The blade is still faintly marked with the rarely seen trademark of the F

5” barrel

Original 15th Century European Rampart Swivel Gun with Victorian Era Mount German Documents & Books the hand bell is constructedOriginal Item: One of a kind. The Chinese are credited with the invention of Gunpowder in the 9th. The Western traders, most probably the Portuguese introduced it to Europe where it was used as a weapon. The earliest of those weapons were small hand held cannons on long shafts followed by fixed Rampart Guns used to repel invaders from the city or castle walls. During the Victorian age of 1837 1901, it was found that virtually no totally original