This triple - barrel , bronze cannon was first unearthed 40 years ago by Croatian schoolchildren . Since then , there has been speculation that it might be one of Leonardo DaVinci ’s much sought - after primitive machine guns . The speculation is over . It ’s been substantiate .
Benkovac museum officials have corroborate that the triple - trouble ancientness is indeed ground off of one of Leonardo ’s much assay after arm designs , and that it is the only known cannon to have survive into contemporaneousness . It ’s about1097 barrels inadequate of painting an wink Mona Lisabut it was still way forward of its prison term . Although not fully automatic like a New auto gun , the three barrel plan provide a pregnant kindling charge per unit reward over traditional cannons because its operators can raise , reload , and cool down simultaneously using the separate barrels . Until now , museums have had to make their own replicas .
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The Benkovac museum now has the exclusive honor of displaying the only archetype in the public . Be sure to drop by adn take a peep the next clip you find yourself in Southern Croatia . [ Telegraph ]
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