Carthaun

A kartouwe is a siege gun used in European warfare during the 16th and 17th centuries. The name kartouwe is of Dutch origin, a corruption of Latin quartana. In the Holy Roman Empire the gun was called Kartaune in German or cartouwe in contemporary Latin usage, in the Swedish Empire Kartow, spelling variants include kartouw, kartouve, cartow, cartaun, courtaun, and others.