The Athen's Double Barreled Cannon is just one of the cannons from the 1800’s. It was originally designed to shoot a chain shot (two cannonballs linked together by a chain). The two cannonballs spin together and create massive amounts of damage. Originally developed by the Spanish, chain shot was used by the Spanish to take out masts on the high seas.
Designed by John Gilleland, this cannon was actually constructed at the Athens Steam Company (hence the name) and cost around $3500 to make. The bore diameter (is the diameter of the smallest point of the cannon's bore, which is the area the projectile travels through as it is shot) was 3.67 inches, and the entire cannon weighed between 1300 to 1400 pounds. The cannon, however, was a failure because the ammunition would not fire properly, often destroying the ammunition, and although the cannon never saw production for the war, several army personnel commented that it shot regular cannonballs and grapeshot very well.
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