Cannon tripod

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To mount a cannon barrel on a gun carriage, one needed a lot of lifting power, as for example, a 24-pound cannon in bronze weighs 2500 kg. This folding tripod could be placed over the cannon barrel to be lifted by two people to mount on its carriage. Volume 2 of the “Mémoires d’artillerie” by Surirey de Saint Remy explains it and recommends using a 3-fold or even 5-fold pulley to do the job.