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The Faule Mette (German for Lazy Mette, alluding to the lack of mobility and slow rate of fire of such super-sized cannon) or Faule Metze was a medieval supergun of the city of Brunswick, Germany. Cast by the gunfounder Henning Bussenschutte on the central market square Kohlmarkt in 1411, it was fitted with a conically tapered muzzle (calibre of 67–80 cm) which allowed the use of projectiles of varying size. Thus, it could fire stone balls weighing between with a gunpowder load ranging from .

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  • Faule Mette
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  • The Faule Mette (German for Lazy Mette, alluding to the lack of mobility and slow rate of fire of such super-sized cannon) or Faule Metze was a medieval supergun of the city of Brunswick, Germany. Cast by the gunfounder Henning Bussenschutte on the central market square Kohlmarkt in 1411, it was fitted with a conically tapered muzzle (calibre of 67–80 cm) which allowed the use of projectiles of varying size. Thus, it could fire stone balls weighing between with a gunpowder load ranging from .
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Length
  • 305.0
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cartridge weight
  • 409.0
is bladed
  • no
is explosive
  • no
part length
  • 181.0
Origin
  • Brunswick, Holy Roman Empire
Name
  • Faule Mette
is artillery
  • yes
Type
Caption
  • Engraving by Johann Georg Beck from 1714. The upper banner runs: "The largest cannon of Germany, called the Faule Metze".
is missile
  • no
Weight
  • 8.75
Caliber
  • 67(xsd:integer)
Used by
  • City of Brunswick
is ranged
  • yes
production date
  • 1411(xsd:integer)
is vehicle
  • no
Designer
  • Henning Bussenschutte
abstract
  • The Faule Mette (German for Lazy Mette, alluding to the lack of mobility and slow rate of fire of such super-sized cannon) or Faule Metze was a medieval supergun of the city of Brunswick, Germany. Cast by the gunfounder Henning Bussenschutte on the central market square Kohlmarkt in 1411, it was fitted with a conically tapered muzzle (calibre of 67–80 cm) which allowed the use of projectiles of varying size. Thus, it could fire stone balls weighing between with a gunpowder load ranging from . On 1 November 1717, the Faule Mette reportedly shot a stone ball The cast-bronze cannon was melted down in 1787 and recast to several lighter field guns, having fired only twelve times in its history. Besides the Faule Mette, a number of 15th-century European superguns are known to have been employed primarily in siege warfare, including the wrought-iron Pumhart von Steyr, Dulle Griet and Mons Meg as well as the cast-bronze Faule Grete and Grose Bochse.
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