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The Group was born as a result of the costruction
of two “scenic tools” reproducing two pieces of Field Artillery of
the end of 1400.The two pieces were a small “veuglaire” and a
“crapaudeau” of Bourgoine reference. To the beginning of 2006
another “crapaudeau” with breeches was built, then ,recently,
another handy- gun “a rampo” and a little gun mounted on bench: all
muzzle-loader; last pieces of Artillery built was a Mountain
Artillery Piece of second half of 1400, from Savoy or Bourgoine ,
muzzle- loaded, and the original piece is in the Museum of Art and
History of Geneve. Necessary,the historical references for the
costruction of these Guns,than moreover do not expect of being
faithfull Historical Recostructions-but only tools that give the
aesthetic point of view and work-, have them references in
characteristic crews of late Middle-Age or Renaissance, coming from
regarding documentation of iron artilleries of 1400, but with little
references to the Italian situation. All Piecesare tools adapted to
single the shooting to blank also using black-powder and fuse like
in originate them . As the true Artillery Pieces are equipted with a
“focone” in the breech for black powder that it comes ignited with a
fuse on a “buttafuoco”. In consideration of the fact, attested from
numerous literature, that Artilleries with iron canes, constructed
in the last quarter of XV° Century were also used in the first half
of XVI° Century and beyond,the Pieces are used in Historical Events
with the Artillery-Men dressed or with 1400 dresses or with 1500
dresses.
The flag of the Group: left in first of Blue to
the Motto “ LIBERTAS” in latin letters of gold,the place in
band,accompanied from two “Burelle” of the same one . In the second
a cutted of Silver(White) and Red with on the heart an horizontal
profile of ancient gun , and one ancient crossbow crossing, both to
the natural one.
All Pieces has a name: the little veuglaire in
called “Holy Cross”, the two crapaudeau “Florentia” and
“Guelfa-Monna Berta”; the las realized Piece has name “Savoiarda”
and the Gun on Bench “Lucchesina”. The First official escape of the
Group has been in Germany in Heidelsheim in 2005 ,than in Florence
; In Lucca in 2006 for The Feast of the Saint Patron-San Paolino-
was rievocated the”Gazzarra” from the Bastion of San Donato on City
Walls(in 2006 and 2007), than in Barga,again in Lucca for presenting
the Honour at Swiss Vaticans Guards on the way of Rome in the 500nd
anniversary of the Vatican Swiss Guard a so on in several other
Towns and Events; in July of 2007 ,the Master of Artillery of the
Group with the “Guelfa-Monna Berta” was present in Bretten (
Baden-Germany) and Heidelsheim as guest of Brettner Artillerie and
Armbrustshutzen Neibsheim.
In these occasion the Veuglaire “Holy Cross” is
remained in pledge of Friendship with the Brettener Artillerie of
Bretten for the Meister –Kanonier Jurghen Dorn.
The Group is formed by the Guns and by a “Mastro
de Artelleria”(Bruno Giannoni-the builder also of the guns-) and
three younger member as “Artillery Servants”.
Mastro de Artelleria Bruno Giannoni
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