Ribauldequin

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The ribauldequin, also known as a rabaud or organ gun, was a medieval-era gun with many small-caliber iron barrels. When the gun was fired in a volley it created a shower of iron shot.

The first known ribauldequin was used by the army of Edward III of England in 1339 in France during the Hundred Years War. Edward's ribauldequin carried 144 barrels grouped in batteries of twelve, which fired salvoes of twelve balls.

[edit] In Popular Media

• In the Warhammer tabletop wargame, the dwarves have an organ gun that is essentially a large ribauldequin.
• In the Medieval 2: Total War video game, most european factions can build the ribault, a nine-barreled version.
• In the Age Of Empires III computer game, the Portugese can build organ guns, which can later be upgraded to rabauds.

[edit] External links

• Gunpowder Weapons of the Late Fifteenth Century