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wood, nearly straight; the barrel being fastened to it by the five iron bands, and the two side bridges fastening the trunnion or swivel band to the butt. These culverins were of small bore (about $ \frac{1}{2} $ or $ \frac{3}{4} $ inch), and were extensively used towards the close of the fifteenth century; for at the battle of Morat, in 1476, the Swiss army counted not less than 6,000 culveriners. The hand culverin required two