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Forum: European Armoury 9th March 2025, 04:52 AM
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Posted By Lead Snowstorm
A similar pistol generated some controversy over...

A similar pistol generated some controversy over on Still’s forum.

https://www.lugerforums.com/threads/an-oddity-30-luger-cyrillic.123406/
Forum: European Armoury 16th July 2024, 12:09 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 16,830
Posted By Lead Snowstorm
Photos concluded. Forgot to mention, the bore is...

Photos concluded. Forgot to mention, the bore is .70 caliber / 17.8mm.
Forum: European Armoury 16th July 2024, 12:08 PM
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Views: 16,830
Posted By Lead Snowstorm
Photos continued.

Photos continued.
Forum: European Armoury 16th July 2024, 04:32 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 16,830
Posted By Lead Snowstorm
Matchlock for comments - apparently from Emden armory

Greetings all,

Today I received a matchlock I won at a recent auction. I've been hunting for something similar for awhile, but these guns are rather uncommon on this west side of the Atlantic and...
Forum: European Armoury 30th April 2024, 04:36 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 8,593
Posted By Lead Snowstorm
I believe that auction was in 2022?

I believe that auction was in 2022?
Forum: European Armoury 25th February 2023, 05:24 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,717
Posted By Lead Snowstorm
Excellent, thank you for converting the pages!

Excellent, thank you for converting the pages!
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 23rd February 2023, 12:31 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 136,006
Posted By Lead Snowstorm
For those interested in more 'modern' weapons, my...

For those interested in more 'modern' weapons, my most frequently encountered weapons with cinematic heritage tend to be the various trapdoor rifles (usually 1873-1884). On the one hand, they were...
Forum: European Armoury 22nd February 2023, 11:33 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,717
Posted By Lead Snowstorm
A Coronado gun

The latest issue of American Rifleman (March 2023) had an article, perhaps of interest here, regarding an archeological find from the American Southwest. (My apologies for the quality of the scans,...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd February 2023, 10:28 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,081
Posted By Lead Snowstorm
Haven't found what I think is a definite match,...

Haven't found what I think is a definite match, but am wondering if there are initials (I K? I R? L K? L R?) within the more clearly-struck mark. If so, there are some similar (but not exact) marks...
Forum: European Armoury 22nd December 2022, 10:19 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,282
Posted By Lead Snowstorm
Photos continued:

Photos continued:
Forum: European Armoury 22nd December 2022, 10:18 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,282
Posted By Lead Snowstorm
For those interested, I have finally had the...

For those interested, I have finally had the chance to photograph the matchlock I won at auction, lot #6 of the linked auction in the first post.

The barrel is about 95 cm (37-7/16 inches) and the...
Forum: European Armoury 15th December 2022, 01:29 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,282
Posted By Lead Snowstorm
I thought the same regarding the rampart gun’s...

I thought the same regarding the rampart gun’s markings, thanks all! And I believe I also recognize the first matchlock in post #6 as the one sold also from Bruneau, last April if I recall. A very...
Forum: European Armoury 14th December 2022, 09:13 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,282
Posted By Lead Snowstorm
That does look to be quite a close match, down to...

That does look to be quite a close match, down to the somewhat triangular area behind the lockplate - about the only think that doesn't quite match is the wrist/comb area behind the tang. Thanks for...
Forum: European Armoury 11th December 2022, 02:31 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,282
Posted By Lead Snowstorm
Matchlocks at auction

Greetings all,

I had been following this auction with interest due to it having a couple of matchlocks, lots 1 and 6:
...
Forum: European Armoury 29th July 2022, 02:03 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,942
Posted By Lead Snowstorm
Awesome, thanks! Another question for y’all...

Awesome, thanks!

Another question for y’all - any recommendations or best practices for preservation of the wood? Most of the rest of my collection is 19th century Springfield weapons, and on...
Forum: European Armoury 28th July 2022, 05:13 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,942
Posted By Lead Snowstorm
Wheellock pistol for comments

Greetings all,

I recently acquired a wheellock pistol, stated to date from the first quarter of the 17th century. I’m still fairly new to these weapons, so let me know if there is more...
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