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17th February 2025, 05:18 PM
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17th February 2025, 05:16 PM
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17th February 2025, 05:15 PM
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17th February 2025, 05:15 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
11th February 2025, 05:14 PM
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Hi Fernando,
This looks like the remains of...
Hi Fernando,
This looks like the remains of a mule ear musket. The stock seems to be missing the back portion?
If i can decern this right, the original barrel to this stock noq functions as a...
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Forum: Swap Forum
4th February 2025, 07:51 PM
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17th century cuphilt sword 1550 for sale
A 17th century Wallone sword with magical numbers 1550.
Price incl. shipping is €800,-. Payment by bank.
I have 4 swords for sale here. I am open to a good deal. Please contact me either by PM or...
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Forum: Swap Forum
4th February 2025, 07:48 PM
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Forum: Swap Forum
4th February 2025, 07:45 PM
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17th century Wallone sword for sale
A 17th century Wallone sword with curved blade.
Price incl. shipping is €1250,-. Payment by bank.
I have 4 swords for sale here. I am open to a good deal. Please contact me either by PM or via...
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4th February 2025, 07:43 PM
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17th century sword for sale
A 17th century dress/court sword with beautifully figured cup.
Price incl. shipping is €950,-. Payment by bank.
I have 4 swords for sale here. I am open to a good deal. Please contact me either...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th August 2024, 06:14 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
7th August 2024, 07:19 PM
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Brass cannon with gun carriage and limber
One of my most recent purchases is a bit of an odd ball in my mostly medieval collection. But it is just such a pretty "little" cannon, i could not resist.
Problem is though i have no clue what...
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Forum: European Armoury
31st July 2024, 09:16 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
9th July 2024, 06:58 PM
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This lock showes two matchlock/tinder lock...
This lock showes two matchlock/tinder lock mechanism on one lockplate. The left one is a standard trigger bar activated lock, the right one a snap tinder lock with a primive tumbler (red) with a...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th July 2024, 06:42 PM
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Some extra source material:
the first...
Some extra source material:
the first beeing a door panel from the "schutterij gilde" with two target guns and a striking iron.
the second a facing brick from the tower of the Amsterdam...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th July 2024, 06:19 PM
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Another one without any further information....
Another one without any further information. Found in the book Schutters in Holland, page 224.
Among this example are also all the target guns currently in the Rijksmuseum, this one did not make it...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th July 2024, 06:13 PM
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A chaperon from the "Schutterij...
A chaperon from the "Schutterij (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schutterij)", a city guard comprised of citizen soldiers, of the city Dordrecht. In this instance it belonged to the "kloveniers gilde"...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th July 2024, 01:37 PM
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Beautiful, thank you Ed. The barrel is very...
Beautiful, thank you Ed. The barrel is very irregular forged as can be seen from the inside. It also looks, again, like a spiraling "wound" iron shape.
As to the picture, i noticed this happens...
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Forum: European Armoury
5th July 2024, 07:30 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
5th July 2024, 07:24 PM
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It is very subtle but i have been fortunate to...
It is very subtle but i have been fortunate to handle quite a few of barrels from all ages.
Attached picture showes the lines in the iron which makes me think this is indeed wound iron ;)
Could you...
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Forum: European Armoury
4th July 2024, 04:05 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd July 2024, 04:15 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
30th June 2024, 05:21 PM
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Replies: 31
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Yes the trigger assembly is one part with a set...
Yes the trigger assembly is one part with a set trigger system.
I have asked the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam for pictures of the inside of the rectangular locks. These internal pictutes would complete...
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Forum: European Armoury
29th June 2024, 03:42 PM
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Replies: 31
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The barrel has been repaired and cleaned. The...
The barrel has been repaired and cleaned. The percussion tower has also been removed. This revealed a second possible screw hole, since filled.
My idea is the barrel had a screw on powderpan....
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Forum: European Armoury
24th June 2024, 03:52 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd June 2024, 10:34 AM
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Rijksmuseum target gun Dated 1616
Lock: Zwamslot. Flat, narrow and rectangular lock plate with external spring, secured with two lock screws. Cock in spiral shape with tubular wick holder. Barrel: Partly square (back) and round....
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