page_title: Leather cannon
hierarchical_section_title: Leather cannon
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Lederkanone Kaliber 37 mm, Detail des beschädigten Laufes hinter der Mündung. Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nürnberg Inventarnummer W 614. Lauf aus Kupfer, Seilen, Holz, Leder und Eisen. English: Leather cannon calibre 37 mm, detail of the damaged barrel near the muzzle. Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nürnberg Inventory Number W 614. Barrel made of copper, ropes, wood, leather and iron.
context_page_description: The leather cannon, or leather gun, was an experimental weapon, first used in northern Europe in the 1620s. The aim was to construct a light and cheap weapon that would bridge the gap between the hand-held musket and the heavy stationary cannon. The varnished leather from which the gun got its name acted merely as the outer protective surface of the piece.
  The first working examples were built by Swiss and Austrian engineers. The first attempts to use them in combat were made by Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, during the Polish–Swedish War, but were largely unsuccessful. They were used extensively during the English Civil Wars in the 1640s and 1650s, especially in Scotland.
context_section_description: The leather cannon, or leather gun, was an experimental weapon, first used in northern Europe in the 1620s. The aim was to construct a light and cheap weapon that would bridge the gap between the hand-held musket and the heavy stationary cannon. The varnished leather from which the gun got its name acted merely as the outer protective surface of the piece.
  The first working examples were built by Swiss and Austrian engineers. The first attempts to use them in combat were made by Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, during the Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629), but were largely unsuccessful. They were used extensively during the English Civil Wars in the 1640s and 1650s, especially in Scotland.
caption: The muzzle of a Leather cannon in the collection of the Germanisches Nationalmuseum
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