11/17/2025
There's a spot to shoot everything at CSC! Bring out your handgun, rifle, shotgun, gatling gun and black powder! This hand mortar comes to the range weekly.
The hand mortar was first developed during the mid-1500’s but reached its peak of popularity during the period 1670-1750. It was designed to throw an exploding gr***de a further distance and with more accuracy than could be done by hand. Although used in relatively small numbers compared to other more conventional type muskets, hand mortars were employed by most European armies. Hand mortars were even used during the American Revolutionary war in small numbers by Hessian solders.
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https://veteranarms.com/shop/muskets/Early-1700s-Grenadier-Hand-Mortar-p207474778