Handgonne from Otepaa. Estonia

Spiridonov · 22nd January 2012, 09:31 PM

Weapons in Otepaa castle
http://michael-engel.io.ua/album323940

cannonmn · 23rd January 2012, 12:15 AM

Are there more photos of the excavated piece than the one I see? I'd need many more photos, close up, to get an idea of the beast under consideration. I wouldn't have such a big problem with it if it only had one departure from "conventional" contemporary gun design, but the fact that it has several significant differences causes its identification as any kind of a gun to be somewhat suspect. It reminds me somewhat of the strange industrial residue that is being offerred on Ebay these days as "nine hole cannons" or whatever.

Spiridonov · 23rd January 2012, 05:22 PM

http://www.archaeologychannel.org/co...nne_700kW.html

cannonmn · 23rd January 2012, 06:35 PM

Thanks, I watched most of the video, containing only a few seconds showing the excavated material at around the 5 minute mark. I'd certainly like to see much more detail of the fragments found. I think one could assemble them in such a fashion as to make what resembles a stopcock, or arrange them a bit differently to resemble a gate latch, or a waterspout for a fountain.

Paddy T. · 29th July 2018, 09:36 PM

There are new informations about the excarvations in Otepää since a few years. In fact the terminus ante quem of 1396 can´t be sustained any longer. Finds of coins and pottery suggest a decline of the castle in the first half of the 15th century, so the gun maybe dates within this period, too.

22nd January 2012, 09:31 PM	#1
Spiridonov Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Russia, Leningrad Posts: 355	Weapons in Otepaa castle http://michael-engel.io.ua/album323940

23rd January 2012, 12:15 AM	#2
cannonmn Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 161	Are there more photos of the excavated piece than the one I see? I'd need many more photos, close up, to get an idea of the beast under consideration. I wouldn't have such a big problem with it if it only had one departure from "conventional" contemporary gun design, but the fact that it has several significant differences causes its identification as any kind of a gun to be somewhat suspect. It reminds me somewhat of the strange industrial residue that is being offerred on Ebay these days as "nine hole cannons" or whatever.

23rd January 2012, 05:22 PM	#3
Spiridonov Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Russia, Leningrad Posts: 355	http://www.archaeologychannel.org/co...nne_700kW.html

23rd January 2012, 06:35 PM	#4
cannonmn Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 161	Thanks, I watched most of the video, containing only a few seconds showing the excavated material at around the 5 minute mark. I'd certainly like to see much more detail of the fragments found. I think one could assemble them in such a fashion as to make what resembles a stopcock, or arrange them a bit differently to resemble a gate latch, or a waterspout for a fountain.

29th July 2018, 09:36 PM	#5
Paddy T. Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Germany Posts: 13	There are new informations about the excarvations in Otepää since a few years. In fact the terminus ante quem of 1396 can´t be sustained any longer. Finds of coins and pottery suggest a decline of the castle in the first half of the 15th century, so the gun maybe dates within this period, too.