Dulle Griet | |
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Type | Bombard |
Place of origin | Ghent, Bourgogne |
Service history | |
Used by | City of Ghent |
Production history | |
Designed | First half of the 15th century |
Specifications | |
Mass | c. 16.4 t |
Length | 498 cm |
Barrel length | 345 cm |
Diameter | 90.5 cm (maximum outer diameter) |
Shell weight | 340 kg |
Caliber | 64 cm (ball diameter) |
The Dulle Griet ("Mad Meg", named after the Flemish folklore figure Dull Gret) is a medieval large-calibre gun founded in Gent (Ghent).