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Thread: Multi-Barrelled Ribauld
saundersag 17:10 08-26-2004
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.

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AlexPeters 19:21 08-26-2004
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, 2, 3, 4

Alex

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saundersag 19:26 08-26-2004
Thanks Alex, so i guess it is just like the organ guns in the viking invasion expansion. Well thanks.

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ROCKHAMMER 20:11 08-31-2004
That is exactly what it is only the one in the game works better than the real historic version.

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