The Gunners' EquipmentIn Part One, where we established the background to building our replica cannon. In describing the firing drills a number of pieces of equipment were needed for the crew to serve the gun. In Part Five, therefore, we explore how to recreate the gunners' equipment. Each item will be addressed in the order a gun crew would use them, starting with the sponge.The Sponge was a long staff, often combined with a rammer, that has a piece of sheep's fleece or lambskin wound about it
