Staafkogel

English translation: Bar shot

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Dutch term or phrase:Staafkogel
English translation:Bar shot
Entered by: Adam Smith

10:53 Jul 31, 2006
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
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Dutch term or phrase: Staafkogel
Context: naast musketkogels werden in het wrak ook verscheidene staafkogels aangetroffen.
balohan
Local time: 10:24
Bar shot
Explanation:
E.g. "The gun could be loaded with a variety of shot - from the plain cannon ball to bar shot, chain shot and grape shot. "

ref. http://www.stvincent.ac.uk/Heritage/1797/Victory/guns.html
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Adam Smith
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:24
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1Bar shot
Adam Smith
3Bar ball
Lucinda Hollenberg


Discussion entries: 5





  

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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Bar ball


Explanation:
or 'rod ball'

A type of elongated canon ball, I think.
I am not a 100% sure, though

Lucinda Hollenberg
Local time: 05:24
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: makes sense if one just does a literal translation but needs serious backing to show it really exists
39 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Bar shot


Explanation:
E.g. "The gun could be loaded with a variety of shot - from the plain cannon ball to bar shot, chain shot and grape shot. "

ref. http://www.stvincent.ac.uk/Heritage/1797/Victory/guns.html

Adam Smith
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:24
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: seems to be it (pictures are soooooooo convincing-great ref! ;-))
34 mins
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