Sharpetindlein
A Scharfetindlein also Scharfe Tindlein or Serpentinlein (lat. Serpens ) is a small artillery from the 15th century and describes the smallest version of a field snake .
Were fired lead balls with ½ pounds , which corresponds to about 250 grams .
literature
- Wendelin Boeheim , Handbuch der Waffenkunde The weapon system in its historical development from the beginning of the Middle Ages to the end of the 18th century (= Seemann's handicrafts handbooks. Vol. 7, ZDB-ID 53757-3). Seemann, Leipzig 1890. Digitized and full text in the German Text Archive (several reprints, e.g. Fourier Verlag, Wiesbaden 1985, ISBN 3-201-00257-7 ) p. 244