Iron in Ancient India c6.s8.34

c6.s8.34

The long gun, named the "farflier," which is said to have been raised on the huge tower known as the Haider Burj at Bijāpur by means of an inclined plane over a mile long, should be of interest in this connection. This gun, too, was constructed of iron bars of square section and laid longitudinally along the bore, over which rings were slipped, one at a time, while the last was red-hot. As they cooled they shrank and bound the iron bars together. The gun near the breech was strengthened by the addition of a second layer. It is 30 feet 8 inches long and has a bore 1 foot in diameter.