Korean Arrow Cannons

[bluelake]

Koreans have been using artillery for centuries.  Some of their first shot arrow-like projectiles (which look like telephone poles with fins). 

http://www.koreanarchery.org/classic/bhwangja.mpg

However, one hand-held model looked rather painful

http://www.koreanarchery.org/classic/seungja.mpg

[RocklockI]

Wecome bluelake ! those are great I've been thinking of making something like that for my handgonne . Like a golf tee with the swelled end being the "feathers" nice iron head on top .

Hummmm , what could go wong  Besides Grasshopper #2 . 
Talk about a balloon popper !

Gary

[Ex 49'er]

Sort of like lawn darts on steroids.     

[A.Roads]

The earliest European cannon also fired arrows. The Royal Armouries in the UK even reproduced one, interpreted from old prints, & experimented with it using various dart configurations etc.
Adrian

[dan610324]

here is a picture of the Loshult cannon , approximately from 1326 or so
its a vase shaped barrel and most probably the absolutely first model of cannon
there is an picture in an old manuscript dated 1326 of an very similar piece firing an arrow
thats how they dated it, I got that picture somewhere but I cant find it now 
hope someone can post it here
its the only known existing vase cannon today
they made a copy at the middle age center in Denmark and did some experimental shooting with that one also

[Cannoneer]

The Medieval Combat Society - Early Medieval Cannon

http://www.themcs.org/weaponry/cannon/cannon.htm


Top "De Nobilitatibus, Sapientii et Prudentiis Regum", manuscript, by Walter de Milemete, 1326.

Bottom: Uncompleted drawing from Aristotle's "De Secretis Secretorum", manuscript, attributed to Milemete, 1326.

[dan610324]

perfect
thanks

[RocklockI]

Due to the drawings and the relationship between the cannon and the people I have always thought it was much bigger !

That thing is tiny !

[dan610324]

1 foot long

[mcwoodduck]

Did the guy holding the arrow launcher miss the day they went over physicis and the whole equal and opposite reactions in High school?
I thought the stereo type was Asians are good at math.
neat footage, thanks

[Soot]

I think the guys standing next to the target may also be good candidates for a Darwin award.

[dan610324]

a few more or less wouldnt make any difference ;-)

[bluelake]

That footage of the guy holding the small cannon was an outtake from a video made by Korea's defense information dept.  The video has a clip where he shoots it and doesn't lose control (I'm going to guess a smaller charge was used).  The guys in the video, as far as I know, were active military, so they should have known better. 

[Cat Whisperer]

That footage of the guy holding the small cannon was an outtake from a video made by Korea's defense information dept.  The video has a clip where he shoots it and doesn't lose control (I'm going to guess a smaller charge was used).  The guys in the video, as far as I know, were active military, so they should have known better.

That fits the category: It seemed like a good idea at the time.....