(a) A bronze medieval-style wall or rampart gun was found at this Coronado expedition site in southern Arizona. It is 42 in (106.7 cm) long and weighs about 40 lb. The diameter of the bore is .95 in ...

A bronze cannon recently recovered by researchers in Arizona appears to be the oldest known firearm ever found in the continental United States. According to experts, analysis indicates the 40 lbs ...

A buffalo-shaped bronze vessel unearthed at the Yinxu Ruins in Anyang, Henan province (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) A team of researchers in Xi’an, Shaanxi province, has decoded the casting technique used ...

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Immediately after the French left Malta in 1800, the British ordered an inventory of all the ordnance of the Order of St John still on the island. They recorded 350 bronze cannons, besides a ...