cannon

A cannon is a large-caliber gun classified as a type of artillery, which usually launches a projectile using explosive chemical propellant. Gunpowder was the primary propellant before the invention of smokeless powder during the late 19th century. Cannons vary in gauge, effective range, mobility, rate of fire, angle of fire and firepower; different forms of cannon combine and balance these attributes in varying degrees, depending on their intended use on the battlefield. A cannon is a type of heavy artillery weapon. The word cannon is derived from several languages, in which the original definition can usually be translated as tube, cane, or reed.

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10.5 cm Cannon m/34, 10.5 cm Cannon Model 1927, 10.5 cm position gun L/28 M/1904 Cockerill, 150 mm gun, 203.2 mm type 3, 24 cmM/96, 25,4 Mod. 1916, 2A82-1M, 3 inch/50 caliber barrel Mark 27, 33, 34, 3-pdr shell, 3.7 cm Infanteriegeschütz M.15, 305/50 Mod. 1912, 32 pounder 56 cwt gun, 40 mm type 5, 45-mm semi-automatic universal gun 80-K, 5.7 cm Maxim-Nordenfelt, 65/64 Mod. 1939, 68-Pounder Lancaster gun, 7.5 cm KwK 44, 75 mm kanon M/05, 75/27 Cannon Model 1911, Adolfkanone, alarm, Almirante Lacerda-class minesweeper, Alverca-class naval trawler, anti-tank, Argos (1852)-class gunboat, artillery, artillery gun, auto, Ballonkanone, bamboo, Barce, Bartolomeu Dias-class aviso, basilisk, bastard culverin made for Henry II, King of France, Bengo-classe gunboat, Bofors 40 mm L/70, bomb, bombard, Cacongo-class gunboat, Cannon from Huta Bankowa, serpentine, -bomb, Canon de 12 de Vallière, Canon de 4 de Vallière, Canon lourd de 12 Gribeauval, canon obusier, Capon's, carronade, chicken gun, Delfim-class submarines, demi-, demi-culverin, Diogo Gomes-class frigate, direct-fire gun, Don Fernando II e Glória, dragon, engine gun, esmeril, Faial-class naval trawler, falconet, Faule Grete, Faule Mette, Grasshopper, Grietjie, Grič, hand, harpoon, HMAS Australia, HMS Afridi, HMS Avon, HMS Awe, HMS Barham, HMS Beagle, HMS Bedouin, HMS Berwick, HMS Bigbury Bay, HMS Bonaventure, HMS Bramble, HMS Burghead Bay, HMS Chrysanthemum, HMS Cumberland, HMS Dalrymple, HMS Duke of York, HMS Dunedin, HMS Eskimo, HMS Forester, HMS Foxhound, HMS Gladiolus, HMS Hero, HMS Icarus, HMS Jamaica, HMS Jervis Bay, HMS Jonquil, HMS Kimberley, HMS Morecambe Bay, HMS Mounts Bay, HMS Norfolk, HMS Porpoise, HMS Punjabi, HMS Ramillies, HMS Rawalpindi, HMS Resolution, HMS Royal Oak, HMS Saga, HMS Savage, HMS Scorpion, HMS Sheffield, HMS Spearhead, HMS Spur, HMS Vascama, HMS Warspite, HMS York, HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen, Ho-155, Infante Don Henrique, Ise, kartouwe, Kongō, LDM 119, lela, long Tom, Marie-Jeanne, Mauser MG 213, Memona Gun, Mindelo-classe corvette, minion, multi-chamber, Nagato, Napier, Nau D. Pedro I, Neptuno-class submarine, Neves Ferreira, Niterói, Noqui, Norske Løve, Nossa Senhora da Assunção, Nossa Senhora da Graça, Nossa Senhora da Graça, Nossa Senhora da Guia, Nossa Senhora do Pilar, NRP Altair, NRP Torpedeiro N.º 3, NRP Torpedeiro N.º 4, NRP Urano, NRP Vasco da Gama, NRP Vasco da Gama, NRP Vega, NRP Velas, NRP Vila do Porto, NRP Vilhena, NRP Vouga, NRP Vouga, NRP Vénus, NRP Zaire, NRP Águia, NRTL Oecusse, ORP Grom, Padre Eterno, Patria NEMO, Perla, Pierrier à boîte, prangi, Primauguet, Princesa Carlota, Principe do Brasil, Principe Don Carlos, Provence, Príncipe Real, Pumhart von Steyr, Unknown, 10"/50 морская пушка, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, 100-мм корабельная пушка образца 1936 года (Б-24), 102-мм корабельная пушка (Б-2), Unknown, Казематная артиллерийская установка ДОТ-4 образца 1939 года, Quanza, Quelimane, R-23M Kartech, Rainha de Portugal, Rainha de Portugal, Rainha de Portugal, Richelieu, Rickmer Rickmers, Rio Ave, Rio Lima, Rio Minho, Rio Minho, Rio Tâmega, Rio Tâmega-classe gunboat, Rio Vouga, Sagres I, saker, San Francisco, San Pedro de Alcántara, Santa Rosa, Santo António de Tanna, Santísima Trinidad, Santíssimo Sacramento, Savorgnan de Brazza, Sena, Serpa Pinto, ship, SM Tb 85 F, SM Tb 86 F, SM Tb 88 F, SM Tb 89 F, SM Tb 90 F, SM Tb 91 F, smoothbore, SMS Moltke, spud gun, steam, Steamer Mindelo, sundial, swivel gun, Sá da Bandeira, São Gabriel, São João Baptista, São Martinho, São Mateus, Tavira, Tejo, Terceira, Tete, Tibar, TNS-20, Tomás Andrea, tower, twelve-pound, USS Massachusetts, USS New York, veuglaire, volley of, Wankou Chong, weapon type, Whistling Dick, wooden, Zaire (1884)-class gunboat, zamzama, Álvares Cabral-class frigate, 

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  10.5 cm position gun L/28 M/1904 Cockerill ⓘ
  

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  10"/50 морская пушка ⓘ
  ship cannon

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  100-мм корабельна гармата (Б-24) ⓘ
  

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  102-мм корабельна гармата (Б-2) ⓘ
  

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  150 mm gun ⓘ
  class of gun with bore diameter of approximately 150 mm (5.9")

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  203.2 mm type 3 cannon ⓘ
  

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  24 cm cannon M/96 ⓘ
  

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  25,4 Mod. 1916 ⓘ
  

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  2A82-1M ⓘ
  

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  3-pdr shell cannon ⓘ
  

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  305/50 Mod. 1912 ⓘ
  

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  40 mm type 5 cannon ⓘ
  

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  45-mm semi-automatic universal gun 80-K ⓘ
  

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  5.7 cm Maxim-Nordenfelt ⓘ
  type of fortress gunInfantry gun

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  65/64 Mod. 1939 ⓘ
  

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  68-Pounder Lancaster gun ⓘ
  British 19th century cannon

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  7.5 cm KwK 44 ⓘ
  

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  75 mm kanon M/05 ⓘ
  Swedish naval gun

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  Adolfkanone ⓘ
  

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  alarm cannon ⓘ
  

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  anti-tank cannon ⓘ
  artillery for combat against armoured vehicles

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  autocannon ⓘ
  rapid-fire projectile weapon that fires armour-piercing or explosive shells

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  Ballonkanone ⓘ
  

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  bamboo cannon ⓘ
  type of home-made firecracker

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  Barce ⓘ
  

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  basilisk ⓘ
  type of cannon

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  Bofors 40 mm L/70 ⓘ
  Swedish anti-aircraft gun model

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  bombard ⓘ
  cannon

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  cannon serpentine ⓘ
  

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  cannon-bomb ⓘ
  kind of cannon

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  Canon de 12 de Vallière ⓘ
  

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  Canon de 4 de Vallière ⓘ
  

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  Canon lourd de 12 Gribeauval ⓘ
  

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  canon obusier ⓘ
  type of French cannon using explosive shells

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  carronade ⓘ
  naval smooth-bore short-barrel cannon

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  chicken gun ⓘ
  large-diameter, compressed-air cannon

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  demi-cannon ⓘ
  type of cannon

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  demi-culverin ⓘ
  type of cannon

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  dragon ⓘ
  firearm, short version of blunderbuss

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  esmeril ⓘ
  small-caliber naval artillery piece

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  falconet ⓘ
  type of cannon

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  Faule Mette ⓘ
  cannon

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  Grasshopper cannon ⓘ
  

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  Grič cannon ⓘ
  

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  Grietjie ⓘ
  cannon used throughout the Great Trek and First Boer War

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  hand cannon ⓘ
  earliest form of firearm used in 13th century China, 14th century Europe

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  harpoon cannon ⓘ
  whaling implement

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  Ho-155 cannon ⓘ
  type of Aircraft cannon

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  kartouwe ⓘ
  heavy artillery weapon

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  lela ⓘ
  light Nusantaran cannon larger than a rentaka

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  Marie-Jeanne ⓘ
  French cannon

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  minion ⓘ
  type of cannon

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  Patria NEMO ⓘ
  self loading motar system

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  prangi ⓘ
  type of cannon produced by Ottoman Empire

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  Pumhart von Steyr ⓘ
  type of cannon artillery

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  R-23M Kartech ⓘ
  

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  saker ⓘ
  type of cannon

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  smoothbore cannon ⓘ
  muzzle loading smoothbore gun

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  spud gun ⓘ
  pipe-based cannon

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  steam cannon ⓘ
  a large caliber projectile weapon powered by steam pressure

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  sundial cannon ⓘ
  sundial equipped with a cannon which fires at noon

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  swivel gun ⓘ
  small cannon mounted on swivel for ease aiming

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  TNS-20 ⓘ
  

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  tower cannon ⓘ
  a cannon placed in a tower on ground

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  Unknown ⓘ
  

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  Unknown ⓘ
  

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  Unknown ⓘ
  

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  Unknown ⓘ
  

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  Unknown ⓘ
  

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  veuglaire ⓘ
  

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  volley of cannon ⓘ
  kind of cannon

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  Wankou Chong ⓘ
  Ming dynasty cannon

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  Whistling Dick ⓘ
  cannon in the American Civil War

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  wooden cannon ⓘ
  wooden artillery

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  zamzama ⓘ
  historical cannon

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  Казематная артиллерийская установка ДОТ-4 образца 1939 года ⓘ
  

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  Faule Grete ⓘ
  cannon

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  Pierrier à boîte ⓘ
  Early type of small cannon

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  bastard culverin made for Henry II, King of France ⓘ
  cast for Henry II of France

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  Memona Gun ⓘ
  ِCannon

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  32 pounder 56 cwt gun ⓘ
  1790s British naval/coastal defence artillery

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  Cannon from Huta Bankowa ⓘ
  

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  75/27 Cannon Model 1911 ⓘ
  1912 Italian 75 mm field gun

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  3.7 cm Infanteriegeschütz M.15 ⓘ
  type of infantry support gun

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  10.5 cm Cannon Model 1927 ⓘ
  heavy field gun

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  10.5 cm Cannon m/34 ⓘ
  heavy field gun by Bofors

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  Mauser MG 213 ⓘ
  German WWII revolver cannon

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  3 inch/50 caliber barrel Mark 27, 33, 34 ⓘ
  

Frameless

Canon-IMG 1779-white

Anses canons chinois

Anses canon prussien 1800

Canon at Golconda

Cannon at Uperkot Fort 02

Falaknuma Palace 07 - Cannon

Blankenham, Kanon en kruithuisje

Gun at the Citadel, Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (2014)

Fort No 1, Lévis - Canon Armstrong 04

Canon at Karnataka Government Museum 2

• Cannons, castles, and capitalism: The invention of gunpowder and the rise of the west∗ - , 1992
• A Cast-Iron Cannon of the 1540s - article published in 1987, online

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		10.5 cm position gun L/28 M/1904 Cockerill	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		10"/50 морская пушка	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		100-мм корабельна гармата (Б-24)	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		102-мм корабельна гармата (Б-2)	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		150 mm gun	cannon, firearm	Wikidata
class	weapon		203.2 mm type 3 cannon	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		24 cm cannon M/96	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		25,4 Mod. 1916	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		2A82-1M	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		3-pdr shell cannon	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		305/50 Mod. 1912	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		40 mm type 5 cannon	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		45-mm semi-automatic universal gun 80-K	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		5.7 cm Maxim-Nordenfelt	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		65/64 Mod. 1939	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		68-Pounder Lancaster gun	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		7.5 cm KwK 44	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		75 mm kanon M/05	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Adolfkanone	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		alarm cannon	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		anti-tank cannon	anti-tank weapon, cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		autocannon	externally powered gun, cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Ballonkanone	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		bamboo cannon	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Barce	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		basilisk	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Bofors 40 mm L/70	anti-aircraft gun, cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		bombard	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		cannon serpentine	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		cannon-bomb	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Canon de 12 de Vallière	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Canon de 4 de Vallière	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Canon lourd de 12 Gribeauval	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		canon obusier	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		carronade	naval artillery, cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		chicken gun	industrial equipment, cannon, pneumatic machine	Wikidata
class	weapon		demi-cannon	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		demi-culverin	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		dragon	blunderbuss, cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		esmeril	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		falconet	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Faule Mette	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Grasshopper cannon	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Grič cannon	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Grietjie	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		hand cannon	black powder rifle, cannon, firearm	Wikidata
class	weapon		harpoon cannon	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Ho-155 cannon	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		kartouwe	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		lela	smoothbore, cannon, naval artillery	Wikidata
class	weapon		Marie-Jeanne	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		minion	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Patria NEMO	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		prangi	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Pumhart von Steyr	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		R-23M Kartech	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		saker	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		smoothbore cannon	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		spud gun	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		steam cannon	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		sundial cannon	sundial, cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		swivel gun	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		TNS-20	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		tower cannon	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Unknown	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Unknown	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Unknown	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Unknown	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Unknown	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		veuglaire	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		volley of cannon	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Wankou Chong	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Whistling Dick	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		wooden cannon	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		zamzama	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Казематная артиллерийская установка ДОТ-4 образца 1939 года	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1409	Faule Grete	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1410	Pierrier à boîte	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1550	bastard culverin made for Henry II, King of France	firearm, cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1600	Memona Gun	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1790	32 pounder 56 cwt gun	naval artillery, cannon, smoothbore cannon, coastal artillery weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1863	Cannon from Huta Bankowa	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1912	75/27 Cannon Model 1911	75 mm field gun, cannon, musical instrument	Wikidata
class	weapon	1915	3.7 cm Infanteriegeschütz M.15	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1927	10.5 cm Cannon Model 1927	cannon, musical instrument	Wikidata
class	weapon	1934	10.5 cm Cannon m/34	cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1944	Mauser MG 213	musical instrument, cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1948	3 inch/50 caliber barrel Mark 27, 33, 34	cannon	Wikidata
link	page		Tesauro Museus page@		Wikidata
link	page		Statens historiska museers samlingar page@		Wikidata
commons	image		Canon-IMG 1779-white		Commons
commons	image		Anses canons chinois		Commons
commons	image		Anses canon prussien 1800		Commons
commons	image		Canon at Golconda		Commons
commons	image		Cannon at Uperkot Fort 02		Commons
commons	image		Falaknuma Palace 07 - Cannon		Commons
commons	image		Blankenham, Kanon en kruithuisje		Commons
commons	image		Gun at the Citadel, Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (2014)		Commons
commons	image		Fort No 1, Lévis - Canon Armstrong 04		Commons
commons	image		Canon at Karnataka Government Museum 2		Commons