Multi-Barrelled Ribauld

[saundersag]

In a book of mine it is talking about an army in italy the veronese havinga n experimental artillery the multi-barrelled ribauld. I have no idea what a reibauld is and i was wondering if anyone new what one was and what it looks like ore even what a multi barrelded ribauld would be like.

[AlexPeters]

Hi,

here's a 'definition':
Ribaldequin or Ribauldequin
Organ or battery gun with several small-bore barrels mounted parallel on the same platform, the Renaissance equivalent of grapeshot.
Pictures: 1 (http://www.earmi.it/varie/img/sto04.gif), 2 (http://xenophongroup.com/montjoie/ribaud.gif), 3 (http://www.beatbox.iig.pl/miniatures/103_organ_gun_a.jpg), 4 (http://varyag-stunts.narod.ru/gun.jpg)

Alex ~;)

[saundersag]

Thanks Alex, so i guess it is just like the organ guns in the viking invasion expansion. Well thanks.

[ROCKHAMMER]

That is exactly what it is only the one in the game works better than the real historic version. ~D