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14th December 2008, 05:21 PM
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A fine Styrian snap tinderlock gun, ca. 1525, in the Graz Armory
Made by Peter Hofkircher who had his workshop at the nearby town of Mürzzuschlag.
It features a part lock plate chararcertistic of the 1520s-30 though complete lock plates were widely in use by then. The stock is of either limewood or pearwood. Though having a recoil stop (hook) both its relatively small caliber of 15.7 mm and relatively light weight of 8.7 kilograms denote that is not really a wall gun but rather a long harquebus with a support hook. The overall length of the piece is 179 cm. Enjoy. Michael |
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14th December 2008, 05:28 PM
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The rest.
The ramrod channel is offset because of the hook. Note the long muzzle section left characteristically unstocked. Michael |
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14th December 2008, 05:31 PM
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The pic of the broad fish tail buttstock should not have been in there; instead, these should have.
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14th December 2008, 05:34 PM
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Hopefully I will get to right pic this time ...
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14th December 2008, 05:36 PM
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Nooo ...
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14th December 2008, 05:36 PM
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Done at last ...
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