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French Garrison Gun

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French Garrison Gun (1650-1700). The gun is on a sloping wooden platform at the embrasure. Note the heavy bed on which the cheeks of the carriage rest and the built-in skid under the center of the rear axletree.

Author
The Project Gutenberg EBook of Artillery Through the Ages, by Albert Manucy Published 1949
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