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Leather cannon
A leather cannon was an experimental Swedish attempt of constructing a lighter weapon that would bridge the gap between muskets and heavy stationary cannons. Ordered by Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, it was unsuccessfully fielded in the third Polish-Swedish war.
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