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Originally Posted by Marcus den toom

Thank you Michl, words like these inspire me to dig even further into the quit complicated matter of early firearms.

And no worries, i was already doubtfull of the authenticity of the colourfull haquebuts. When comparing the red minium of your fine stangenbüsche (i hope i spelled it correctly ) with that of the Wiener Waffenkammer i became sceptic and a bit sad about the haquebuts. Still they are haquebuts and the form (contours) are still pretty much original

Well done, Marcus,

Your German is a zillion times better than my Nederlands (I even had to look that word up ...)
May I suggest replacing 'stangenbüsche' by Stangenbüchse?
Who cares for German anyway?

Best,
Michl