France - An old small gunpowder barrel for a cannon, from the late 17th century. - Military accessories - 1900

an old small oval cannon powder barrel from the late 18th century.

These small barrels were easy to carry and were brought during battle by boys to fill the horns so that the men would have enough black powder to keep firing.
height 17cm.
width 25cm.
depth on the sides 14cm.
weight 1.53 kg