If my calculations are correct, 55 tons of bronze would equal a cube of bronze slightly smaller than 6' on a side. The Great Bell of Dhammazedi (cast in 1484) weighed almost 6 times as much as this cannon, coming in at ~294 tons. I'd like to see the foundries for such massive pours, as well as the forming process.

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