Info on this powder flask

Matchlock · 7th June 2012, 02:44 AM

The two earliest pieces of period artwork depicting triangular arquebusiers' flasks:

- painting of the Battle of Pavia, 1525; by Ruprecht Heller, 1529, National Museum Stockholm (this is the earliest type with a leather pouch; see samples in author's colln. and the Munich armory above)

- tapestry on Charles V's Conquest of Tunis, 1535; note belt hook and thick, early matchcord; Madrid

For earliest matchcord, see

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=15668

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7th June 2012, 02:44 AM	#8
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	The two earliest pieces of period artwork depicting triangular arquebusiers' flasks: - painting of the Battle of Pavia, 1525; by Ruprecht Heller, 1529, National Museum Stockholm (this is the earliest type with a leather pouch; see samples in author's colln. and the Munich armory above) - tapestry on Charles V's Conquest of Tunis, 1535; note belt hook and thick, early matchcord; Madrid For earliest matchcord, see http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=15668 m Attached Images