A Rare Portuguese (Goa) Snap Matchlock Gun, ca. 1560

Matchlock · 20th March 2012, 04:46 PM

In the Dresden Museum (Rüstkammer), the unusually shaped lock closely corresponding to that of a breechloading arquebus by Peter Peck, Munich, dated 1553, preserved in the Bavarian National Museum.

The toe of the buttstock is commonly found on South German firearms of the 1540's to 1550's, and both the enormous length as well as the relatively small bore are characteristic of the mid-16th c, and so is the shape of the back sight which looks as if it originally carried an additional tube, probably of brass.

Overall length 164.2 cm, barrel 136.3 cm, bore 13.8 mm, weight 6,320 g.

This looks quite different from what Rainer Daehnhardt identified as Goa productions.

Wish I had better images ...

Best,
Michael

20th March 2012, 04:46 PM	#1
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	A Rare Portuguese (Goa) Snap Matchlock Gun, ca. 1560 In the Dresden Museum (Rüstkammer), the unusually shaped lock closely corresponding to that of a breechloading arquebus by Peter Peck, Munich, dated 1553, preserved in the Bavarian National Museum. The toe of the buttstock is commonly found on South German firearms of the 1540's to 1550's, and both the enormous length as well as the relatively small bore are characteristic of the mid-16th c, and so is the shape of the back sight which looks as if it originally carried an additional tube, probably of brass. Overall length 164.2 cm, barrel 136.3 cm, bore 13.8 mm, weight 6,320 g. This looks quite different from what Rainer Daehnhardt identified as Goa productions. Wish I had better images ... Best, Michael Attached Images Last edited by Matchlock; 20th March 2012 at 06:01 PM.