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

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Join our discord: Hand over them doubloons: Fork it over: Channel merch: 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: 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, 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 #history #cannons #pirates #privateers #goldandgunpowder

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