Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Early Barrels in the National Museum of Helsinki, Finland

kronckew · 11th October 2010, 11:15 AM

i agree, barrel knives and arquebus barrels are only distantly related.

what calibre were those by the way, i imagine they were fairly big bore. must have kicked like a mule. i've seen pictures of stocks for similar ones where they were butted on the chest rather than the shoulder in order to absorb the recoil easier. would be cool to see what these would have looked like with stocks.

also would be interesting to see the blades that are in the background, which i would guess are contemporary & would be the arquebuser's backup during the excruciatingly long reload cycle.

11th October 2010, 11:15 AM	#4
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,216	i agree, barrel knives and arquebus barrels are only distantly related. what calibre were those by the way, i imagine they were fairly big bore. must have kicked like a mule. i've seen pictures of stocks for similar ones where they were butted on the chest rather than the shoulder in order to absorb the recoil easier. would be cool to see what these would have looked like with stocks. also would be interesting to see the blades that are in the background, which i would guess are contemporary & would be the arquebuser's backup during the excruciatingly long reload cycle.