Ribauldequin

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The Ribauldequin 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 King of England Edward III in 1339 in France, with 144 barrels grouped in batteries of twelve firing salvoes of twelve balls.