Veuglaire

The Veuglaire (derived from the German Vogler and Vogelfänger, and the Flemish Vogheler, after a gun manufacturer named Vögler.

English: Fowler)[1] was a wrought iron cannon,[2] and part of the artillery of France in the Middle Ages.

[3] The Veuglaires were usually breech-loading, and therefore used a separate "powder chamber" (boîte à poudre) in which powder and ball were located upon loading,[4][5] and the main body of the cannon was formed of a tube opened at both ends.

Veuglaires, together with Crapaudins, were considered medium-sized weapons and tended to have smaller chambers than bombards.

[6] They belonged to a category of weapons developed from the late 14th century, which had smaller bore and flatter trajectory.

A 14th-century Veuglaire , formed of a powder chamber and a tube.
Powder chamber of a Veuglaire , caliber 130 mm, length 1.07 m, wrought iron, early 15th century, La Fère . Musée de l'Armée , Paris .