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Forum: European Armoury 11th December 2013, 09:52 PM
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Posted By Marcus den toom
Hi Thinreadline as it happens, i have one ;) ...

Hi Thinreadline
as it happens, i have one ;)
It is a self spanning breech loading wheellock with a snap matchlock.
I want to sell it since i am currently more interested in investing my money in...
Forum: European Armoury 11th December 2013, 09:47 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 202,967
Posted By Marcus den toom
Incredible Michael, just came across this thread....

Incredible Michael, just came across this thread.
Any new information on these wall guns? :)

I found a very interesting website on hand cannons....
Forum: European Armoury 11th December 2013, 12:15 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 76,380
Posted By Marcus den toom
Don't mean to interupt your personal discussion ...

Don't mean to interupt your personal discussion :p but am i right to assume that the developement of butstocks was gradually? From the dagger grip of the early 1510-30 the fishtale butstock of...
Forum: European Armoury 6th December 2013, 12:40 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 43,544
Posted By Marcus den toom
quit right indeed, especially since manpower was...

quit right indeed, especially since manpower was very cheap and even a "simple" farmer in a feudalistic society would have been able to shoot with the same accuracy as the pistol with the...
Forum: European Armoury 6th December 2013, 09:18 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 15,431
Posted By Marcus den toom
Not a complete waste though, we gained a valuable...

Not a complete waste though, we gained a valuable advise. :D

The only way to prove the Dudley claim is when they uncover a breech chamber with the cannonball and preferably the powder load as well...
Forum: European Armoury 5th December 2013, 09:10 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 15,431
Posted By Marcus den toom
Dudley Pope's Guns has a picture on page 34 with...

Dudley Pope's Guns has a picture on page 34 with the cannonbal inside the breechblock.
Complete (beeing a powder load plus ball) breechplugs would be more efficient.
Both methods would most...
Forum: European Armoury 5th December 2013, 08:55 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 43,544
Posted By Marcus den toom
correct again, ouch not a good day for me. :( ...

correct again, ouch not a good day for me. :(
The multiple bullets on a row configuration is know to me, but i doubt it was used to often. I read that the bullets tended to get stuck inside the...
Forum: European Armoury 5th December 2013, 08:23 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 721,163
Posted By Marcus den toom
The book is actually a auction cattalogue :D ...

The book is actually a auction cattalogue :D
Czerny's, october 24th&25th 2009 page 566-567

My thoughts exactly, but sadly most auction houses don't have a "Michael" on there payroll :o
Forum: European Armoury 5th December 2013, 07:08 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 721,163
Posted By Marcus den toom
The item i was talking about in a other thread,...

The item i was talking about in a other thread, my own wheel lock breech loading chamber with pan and pancover.
Also the rifle it belonged to, alas i didn't have 40K in my pocket at the time to buy...
Forum: European Armoury 5th December 2013, 06:58 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 43,544
Posted By Marcus den toom
Aaaah darn (sorry ) i knew i had seen something...

Aaaah darn (sorry ) i knew i had seen something similiar before, sorry michael :(
Forum: European Armoury 5th December 2013, 06:11 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 15,431
Posted By Marcus den toom
Ingineus, did they do this (the wooden plug) to...

Ingineus, did they do this (the wooden plug) to make a solid seal for the chamber which would still be less stressfull than a iron seal? Or?

sorry if you are already told this in the thread, i...
Forum: European Armoury 5th December 2013, 06:04 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 46,283
Posted By Marcus den toom
Just a picture, ...

Just a picture,
http://i41.tinypic.com/206o47s.jpg
Forum: European Armoury 5th December 2013, 06:00 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 43,544
Posted By Marcus den toom
Superimposed firearms

I couldn't find to much information on superimposed firearms on this forum, so i hope i am not repetetive :D

Not to much information from my side for the moment, only pictures i want to share....
Forum: European Armoury 5th December 2013, 04:51 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 15,431
Posted By Marcus den toom
Hi Michael, Thank you very much for the...

Hi Michael,

Thank you very much for the information, i also bought a iron cannonbal which fits the dimensions of this breech chamber, but i doubt that the cannonbal is nearly as old as the chamber...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd December 2013, 05:53 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,782
Posted By Marcus den toom
Maybe a update for Java might solve this problem....

Maybe a update for Java might solve this problem. I had a similiar problem on a other site once, my brother fixed it by updating my software, especially java seemed important at that time.
Forum: European Armoury 2nd December 2013, 04:41 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,782
Posted By Marcus den toom
Hi Matchlock, For picture uploads i always...

Hi Matchlock,

For picture uploads i always use tinypic.com. This is a site which allows you to convert your picture from your PC into a web based picture.
I hope this will be of help since i...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd December 2013, 10:02 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 19,882
Posted By Marcus den toom
http://i43.tinypic.com/11t4bx3.jpg I don't...

http://i43.tinypic.com/11t4bx3.jpg

I don't really see the problem with the holes in this cannon.
The breechblock, which is sadly missing, would have had a touch hole. Whih also solves the...
Forum: European Armoury 29th November 2013, 09:31 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 19,882
Posted By Marcus den toom
Matchlock, you are right i noticed this too. But...

Matchlock, you are right i noticed this too. But when looking better, i wonder if the other side might have a same hole (the picture is taken from the left, but i notice a similiar chisseling at the...
Forum: European Armoury 28th November 2013, 10:05 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 15,932
Posted By Marcus den toom
I tried to find some material but didn't have the...

I tried to find some material but didn't have the time left for a very extensive check trough my pile of information (auction season :o :D )
I did however find some material which might be...
Forum: European Armoury 27th November 2013, 06:05 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 11,341
Posted By Marcus den toom
I notice that the barrel is different,...

I notice that the barrel is different, Matchlock's pistol has a "cannon" barrel, the rifge at the en of the barrel, also the front sight is at a different place. The spring for the nipple protector...
Forum: European Armoury 26th November 2013, 10:13 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 26,032
Posted By Marcus den toom
The GR sign does seems to be more likely. I do...

The GR sign does seems to be more likely.
I do have a absurd theorie about these machetes, they might be sword bayonets converted to a machete?
I don't have enough knowledge about either machetes...
Forum: European Armoury 26th November 2013, 10:18 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 15,932
Posted By Marcus den toom
Hi Cornelis, The decoration seems familiar...

Hi Cornelis,

The decoration seems familiar indeed, at first i thought it might have been the same as on my armada chest (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=17548)
But this is not the...
Forum: European Armoury 25th November 2013, 04:21 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 721,163
Posted By Marcus den toom
I apologise for this mistake, i usually only sell...

I apologise for this mistake, i usually only sell antiques so i probably put this pistol in antique by mistake :(

I was a bit upset after your words Michael, but i do understand your point. I...
Forum: European Armoury 15th November 2013, 10:52 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 6,302
Posted By Marcus den toom
The mark looks like some kind of crown with an...

The mark looks like some kind of crown with an alien head onder it, but that can't be right :o
Forum: European Armoury 6th November 2013, 08:56 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 40,840
Posted By Marcus den toom
This is indeed a very nice and good quality...

This is indeed a very nice and good quality pistol, so the value should still be "priceless" :D

Only the screws holding the lock in place look a bit strange, other than that, this is a very neat...
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