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|  15th December 2023, 01:53 AM | #1 | 
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				 |  Mark on an early barrel 
			
			I wonder if this mark is familiar to anyone .. It is somewhat difficult to make out but it looks to me like "IV" (or could be viewed upside down too, I suppose). The object is a dated dopplehacken of 1507. | 
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|  15th December 2023, 07:27 AM | #2 | 
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			Ed, you are expected to show us the whole object, as required !
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|  15th December 2023, 11:41 AM | #3 | 
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			Here ya go.
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|  15th December 2023, 11:50 AM | #4 | 
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			Fine; great stuff   . | 
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|  15th December 2023, 12:13 PM | #5 | 
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			I was perusing the Osprey book "Medieval Handgonnes" and the author referenced a very similar barrel in Denmark. https://samlinger.natmus.dk/thm/asset/43719 He says that there is a makers mark "I S" on the rear of the barrel. Hmmmmmm ... "IS" mine has "IV" could there be a connection??? Take a look at the rear of the barrel: The date of the barrel is 1515. See the prob? BTW, you find anything further on the barrel I bought from you? | 
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|  15th December 2023, 03:47 PM | #6 | 
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