Original - Illustration of a
petard from a seventeenth century sketchbook of military designs.
Reason
A
petard was an explosive device that used gunpowder to force open gates and doors. Period illustration shows a petard being lit at top, with component parts at bottom. Restored version of
File:Petardsketch.jpg.
Oppose I can see the components, I can see the men, but the detail is too poor/small/dark to see how they all fit together... especially the first two components - can't see how they are used at all... There also seems to be a plank of wood horizontally which the "bucket" part is fixed, yet this is not included in the components... Sorry, historic and all that, but not very good ev...
Gazhiley (
talk) 12:07, 17 March 2010 (UTC)reply
The second component is a gunpowder horn. The first appears to be a cross section of the metal support frame for the exploding canister. Durova412 15:54, 18 March 2010 (UTC)reply
I'd think it is a crossection of the canister itself. The two eyes where the suspension is attached are visible. Image annotation can be used on commons to enhance the image. --
Dschwen 16:24, 18 March 2010 (UTC)reply
Oppose, when I saw the thumb and description I really wanted to support because it is such a neat and original find. But Gazhiley has a point. --
Dschwen 15:45, 18 March 2010 (UTC)reply