Tsar Cannon - a medieval artillery piece (bombard), a monument of Russian artillery andcast art cast in bronze in 1586, the Russian master Andrei Chokhov Cannon on the court.
The length of the gun - 5,34 m, the outer diameter of the barrel - 120 cm in diameter at the muzzle of patterned belt - 134 cm, caliber 890 mm, weight - 39.31 m (2400 pounds).
Relief decorated with a belt on the right side of the muzzle - the image of Tsar Feodor Ivanovich (wearing a crown and a scepter in his hand) on horseback. The barrel is placed on each side by four clamps for fixing the ropes when you move the gun.
Above the front right bracket over the image the king poured "by the grace of God King and Grand Duke Fedor Emperor and Autocrat of all Russia great."
At the top of the trunk are molded two inscriptions:
right - "the decree and the faithful Christ-King and Grand Duke Fedor sovereign monarch of all great Russia in a pious and Christ-loving queen of the Grand Duchess Irene"
left - the "merge byst And this gun in the city of Moscow preimenitom summer 7094, in his third summer of the state. Did gun gun litets Andrew Chokhov. "
According to one version, the title of Tsar Cannon associated with the image of Tsar Fedor Ivanovich, but more than likely that the name was due to the significant size of guns. In ancient gun called the "Russian Shotgun" because it was thought that it was designed to fire "fractions", that is shot. The gun is classified as a basilisk.
Relief decorated with a belt on the right side of the muzzle - the image of Tsar Feodor Ivanovich (wearing a crown and a scepter in his hand) on horseback. The barrel is placed on each side by four clamps for fixing the ropes when you move the gun.
Above the front right bracket over the image the king poured "by the grace of God King and Grand Duke Fedor Emperor and Autocrat of all Russia great."
At the top of the trunk are molded two inscriptions:
right - "the decree and the faithful Christ-King and Grand Duke Fedor sovereign monarch of all great Russia in a pious and Christ-loving queen of the Grand Duchess Irene"
left - the "merge byst And this gun in the city of Moscow preimenitom summer 7094, in his third summer of the state. Did gun gun litets Andrew Chokhov. "
According to one version, the title of Tsar Cannon associated with the image of Tsar Fedor Ivanovich, but more than likely that the name was due to the significant size of guns. In ancient gun called the "Russian Shotgun" because it was thought that it was designed to fire "fractions", that is shot. The gun is classified as a basilisk.
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