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Technical information on early Korean cannon
Posted: 2010-03-10 12:05am
by The Dark
Does anyone know of any good sources regarding the caliber and size of the late 16th-century Korean cannons known as Heaven, Earth, Yellow, and Black cannon? From information on the website of the Hyeonchungsa Shrine, I know the Black cannon was 950mm total length, 75mm caliber, but I've been unable to find any information at all on the length and caliber of the other cannon types or the weight of any of the cannon.
Re: Technical information on early Korean cannon
Posted: 2010-03-10 11:28am
by LaCroix
Look for
Cheonja
Jija
Hyeonja
Hwangja
Thes are the names according to a german article in wiki... In use in the Joseon Dynasty
Re: Technical information on early Korean cannon
Posted: 2010-03-10 06:21pm
by The Dark
Actually, is there anyone here that can translate Korean? There's a picture at http: //ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%8C%8C%EC%9D%BC:ChongtongStructure.jpg from the Jinju Museum that looks to have technical information, but I don't read Hangul.