At first glance it is only about the size of the palm of the hand, this little "cannon" made of this brass like a miniature, how thoroughly filled with gunpowder, throw iron balls, put a fire and ...

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A man working on a homemade cannon in his backyard was injured when gunpowder being used for the project exploded. Police say the man, 20, was “constructing a miniature cannon” Friday morning in the ...

NEW YORK (CNN) -- This could have caused a major blast from the past. Workers cleaning a cannon, last fired more than 200 years ago, were shocked to find Friday that it was still loaded with gunpowder ...