236 Stone Balls Firecrackers

Festive bangers were loaded with black powder, stuffed with paper and bricks …

and then ignited with a fuse or a long glowing wooden rod There was occasion, for example, at weddings.

Stone balls of this size were fired with mortars when the castle was under siege. They were found below the castle, close to Männle Hubert

The cannon is an original saluting cannon; the mount has been rebuilt.

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