1800's-1900's

This is the 12-pounder Napoleon, obviously used by the French. It was composed of bronze and shot shells, shots, canisters, and grapeshot(hurt people because shell exploded). Their primary function was to kill individuals, so they tended to explode to harm more people. They were used in the civil war, so they were rolled around and fired by sticking a flame in the hole in the back-much easier than using counterbalances. They were also used on ships with chain shots to damage masts to strand the enemy ship. These were used along the new guns and was the first major use of gunpowder.