Glossary entry

Dutch term or phrase:

Staafkogel

English translation:

Bar shot

Added to glossary by Adam Smith
Jul 31, 2006 10:53
17 yrs ago
Dutch term

Staafkogel

Dutch to English Other History
Context: naast musketkogels werden in het wrak ook verscheidene staafkogels aangetroffen.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +1 Bar shot
3 Bar ball
Change log

Jul 31, 2006 11:05: writeaway changed "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "History"

Discussion

writeaway Jul 31, 2006:
Rekenkamer C
Ronde- en staafkogels komen voor in de rekening over de periode 1 januari 1795-20 februari 1798. Druiven komen voor in de rekening over de periode 1 januari ...
www.stamboomgids.nl/bezoek/6011
Adam Smith Jul 31, 2006:
The link only seems to work if you omit the "brief.aspx" bit. You can then search for the term, but the hits don't tell you much other than it's probably some kind of cannonball / shell!
writeaway Jul 31, 2006:
I just clicked from here and it did. Try copy and pasting it?
balohan (asker) Jul 31, 2006:
Link does not appear to work...

Proposed translations

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Bar shot

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
Peer comment(s):

agree writeaway : seems to be it (pictures are soooooooo convincing-great ref! ;-))
34 mins
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55 mins

Bar ball

or 'rod ball'

A type of elongated canon ball, I think.
I am not a 100% sure, though
Peer comment(s):

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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