Lombard (gun)

A lombard, also known as a lonbarda, wallbreaker, or quebrantamuro, was a smoothbore cannon used in the early Renaissance in Spain and Italy. Its ammunition consisted of 70–90 lb (32–41 kg) balls.[1]

A lombard was used as an alarm to alert Christopher Columbus on the first of his voyages that land – what is now known as the Bahamas – had been sighted.[1]

References
  1. A Short Illustrated History of Cannon- Emphasizing Types Used in America


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