Grinding Mustard: Cannon Ammo in the Age of Sail | Pirate Weaponry

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As you might have noticed, this is my third video covering pirate artillery. Originally, it was all going to be one video - then I realized, I best make an instructional video on their handling. And the day before I published the previous one, I discovered some new information on the ammunition, and here we are.

Modern sources:
http://cindyvallar.com/LaBuse.html
https://www.britishtars.com/2019/02/l...
The Sea-Rover's Practice - Benerson Little
Pirates 1660-1730 - Angus Konstam

Period Sources:
Sea-Man's Grammar - John Smith
The Sea-Gunner - John Seller
Elements of War - Guillaume le Blond
An Universal Dictionary of the Maritime - William Falconer
Memoirs - Jean-Baptise Labat

Image sources
By Gaius Cornelius - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

0:00 Introduction
1:11 Wadding
3:44 Round shot and variants
6:03 Bar shot and variants
6:53 Chain shot and variants
8:31 Alternative materials
9:36 Canister and langrage
13:42 Grapeshot
15:13 Conclusion
16:02 Outro

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