petard

A petard is a small bomb used for blowing up gates and walls when breaching fortifications, originally invented in France in 1579. A typical petard was a conical or rectangular metal device containing 5–6 pounds (2–3 kg) of gunpowder, with a slow match for a fuse.

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Anwendung der Petarde

Ghuznee

Fotothek df tg 0002708 Kriegskunde ^ Pyrotechnik ^ Geschütz

Petardsketch

Fotothek df tg 0001601 Pyrotechnik ^ Petarde

British army petard

Petard

Ottoman torpedo artillery at Gallipoli

Petarden HGM

Petarder, used to rupture fortress gates made of rosewood and the like, pic1

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		wheelbarrow rocket	petard, firework	Wikidata
commons	image		Anwendung der Petarde		Commons
commons	image		Ghuznee		Commons
commons	image		Fotothek df tg 0002708 Kriegskunde ^ Pyrotechnik ^ Geschütz		Commons
commons	image		Petardsketch		Commons
commons	image		Fotothek df tg 0001601 Pyrotechnik ^ Petarde		Commons
commons	image		British army petard		Commons
commons	image		Petard		Commons
commons	image		Ottoman torpedo artillery at Gallipoli		Commons
commons	image		Petarden HGM		Commons
commons	image		Petarder, used to rupture fortress gates made of rosewood and the like, pic1		Commons