A Very Rare And Heavy Barrel, ca. 1470-80, From a Mulitbarrel Cannon

Matchlock · 26th July 2009, 08:26 PM

Almost certainly of Nuremberg make, wrought iron, octagonal, of tapering form with slightly swamped muzzle, deep and large touch hole with rudimentary pan moulding, gunsmith's marks: three circles in line and a series of illegible symbols (a date?), surmounted by a cross.

Originally most certainly not individually stocked but part of a mutlibarrel cannon arrangement.

Overall length: 36.8 cm, cal. 29.5 cm, width at the rear 9.4 cm, width at muzzle 6.3 cm, weight ca. 7 kg.

Rumor has it that my friend Fernando will quite soon be able to present a very similar item ...

Michael

26th July 2009, 08:26 PM	#1
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	A Very Rare And Heavy Barrel, ca. 1470-80, From a Mulitbarrel Cannon Almost certainly of Nuremberg make, wrought iron, octagonal, of tapering form with slightly swamped muzzle, deep and large touch hole with rudimentary pan moulding, gunsmith's marks: three circles in line and a series of illegible symbols (a date?), surmounted by a cross. Originally most certainly not individually stocked but part of a mutlibarrel cannon arrangement. Overall length: 36.8 cm, cal. 29.5 cm, width at the rear 9.4 cm, width at muzzle 6.3 cm, weight ca. 7 kg. Rumor has it that my friend Fernando will quite soon be able to present a very similar item ... Michael Attached Images Last edited by Matchlock; 26th July 2009 at 08:53 PM.