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there is no Petrus Ouderogge known, I think you mean Petrus overney.
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Correct, and thanks for the information on Petrus Overney. I recently learned the mate to my falcon, complete with identical carriage, is in storage at the Victoria and Albert museum in London. Their website has a fairly detailed description of it but I don't recall a photo.
The Ouderogge falcon is dated 1681.
There are a pair of Cornelis Ouderogge (large swivel guns?) with dolphins dated 1654. I have always been interested in how these guns would have been mounted originally. Were they used as ship's swivel guns, small carriage guns, or what? The cartouche is blank, so I guess we can rule out any use by the VOC. Any comment on how these may have been used would be welcome. They are as i recall about three feet long and one weighs 107 and the other 109 Amsterdam (?) pounds.
