Royal Armouries Fort Nelson - The Great Turkish Bombard or Dardanelles Gun dates was designed for Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II in 1464. It is a similar, but later design to the bombards
![This cannon is the largest bombard by caliber in the world and is 19.5 feet long | Cannon, Ottoman empire, Historical nonfiction This cannon is the largest bombard by caliber in the world and is 19.5 feet long | Cannon, Ottoman empire, Historical nonfiction](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ce/f2/70/cef27090225b94f3215092d98dee13df.jpg)
This cannon is the largest bombard by caliber in the world and is 19.5 feet long | Cannon, Ottoman empire, Historical nonfiction
![The Dardanelles Gun or or Great Turkish Bombard (year 1464), Royal Armouries at Fort Nelson, Portsmouth, England Stock Photo - Alamy The Dardanelles Gun or or Great Turkish Bombard (year 1464), Royal Armouries at Fort Nelson, Portsmouth, England Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CA3B2F/the-dardanelles-gun-or-or-great-turkish-bombard-year-1464-royal-armouries-at-fort-nelson-portsmouth-england-2CA3B2F.jpg)