Matchlock Hand Mortar

Matchlock · 13th July 2012, 06:42 PM

Sorry, not to my knowledge; otherwise I would have mentioned it.

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Matchlock · 15th July 2012, 06:27 PM

Another very rare and big bore wheellock grenade launcher pistol, Northern Italy, ca. 1630, in the
Royal Museum of the Arme Forces, Brussels, Belgium:

http://www.google.de/imgres?q=crossb...11,s:140,i:179

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Matchlock · 20th December 2013, 12:50 PM

The auction took place on Dec 1, 2013 but there are no results as yet.

Sorry for the quality of the images but their online catalog is in pdf only.

Best,
Michael

Matchlock · 20th December 2013, 07:32 PM

Now here is the story of provenance to a fine wheellock hand-mortar I introduced in post #3, its copper-alloy barrel cast in high relief with the city arms of Schwabach in Franconia/Bavaria, the blackened beechwood full stock carved in the characteristic manner of Suhl/Thuringia, ca. 1600-10, that is now preserved in the Bavarian Army Museum (BAM) Ingolstadt, just 30 km from where I live. A small part of the internal action is missing from the lock plate.

It remained unsold (!) at Sotheby's, London sale of Nov. 17, 1981, lot 52. Later it sold at Christie's, London, on July 10, 1985, at 9,000 euro, and it was resold at Hermann Historica, Munich, on April 26, 1986, lot 550, at more than 21,000 euro (all prices in today's money).

Best,
Michael

Matchlock · 21st January 2014, 03:57 PM

A wheellock grenade or fireworks launcher of ca. 1600, and two flintlock mortars, ca. 1740-50; all in the Muzeum Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw, Poland.

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Matchlock · 22nd January 2014, 03:42 PM

Better images of that fine Nuremberg mortar in the Wallace Colln. from post #4.
The description correctly points out the actual use of most of these finely wrought pieces: they were employed to launch fireworks.
The foldout trigger guard provided a tighter grip.

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Matchlock · 22nd January 2014, 04:04 PM

Re. post #17:

As of today, the French auction house Cazo provides no results of that sale of 1st Dec 2013.

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15th July 2012, 06:27 PM	#2
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Another very rare and big bore wheellock grenade launcher pistol, Northern Italy, ca. 1630, in the Royal Museum of the Arme Forces, Brussels, Belgium: http://www.google.de/imgres?q=crossb...11,s:140,i:179 m Attached Images

21st January 2014, 03:57 PM	#5
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	A wheellock grenade or fireworks launcher of ca. 1600, and two flintlock mortars, ca. 1740-50; all in the Muzeum Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw, Poland. m Attached Images Last edited by Matchlock; 22nd January 2014 at 03:45 PM.

22nd January 2014, 03:42 PM	#6
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Better images of that fine Nuremberg mortar in the Wallace Colln. from post #4. The description correctly points out the actual use of most of these finely wrought pieces: they were employed to launch fireworks. The foldout trigger guard provided a tighter grip. m Attached Images Last edited by Matchlock; 22nd January 2014 at 07:54 PM.

22nd January 2014, 04:04 PM	#7
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Re. post #17: As of today, the French auction house Cazo provides no results of that sale of 1st Dec 2013. m Last edited by Matchlock; 22nd January 2014 at 06:38 PM.

13th July 2012, 06:42 PM	#1
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Sorry, not to my knowledge; otherwise I would have mentioned it. m

20th December 2013, 12:50 PM	#3
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	A Fine Nuremberg Hand Mortar at Cazo Auction House, Paris The auction took place on Dec 1, 2013 but there are no results as yet. Sorry for the quality of the images but their online catalog is in pdf only. Best, Michael Attached Images

20th December 2013, 07:32 PM	#4
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Now here is the story of provenance to a fine wheellock hand-mortar I introduced in post #3, its copper-alloy barrel cast in high relief with the city arms of Schwabach in Franconia/Bavaria, the blackened beechwood full stock carved in the characteristic manner of Suhl/Thuringia, ca. 1600-10, that is now preserved in the Bavarian Army Museum (BAM) Ingolstadt, just 30 km from where I live. A small part of the internal action is missing from the lock plate. It remained unsold (!) at Sotheby's, London sale of Nov. 17, 1981, lot 52. Later it sold at Christie's, London, on July 10, 1985, at 9,000 euro, and it was resold at Hermann Historica, Munich, on April 26, 1986, lot 550, at more than 21,000 euro (all prices in today's money). Best, Michael Attached Images Last edited by Matchlock; 20th December 2013 at 07:51 PM.