14th December 2015, 05:24 PM | #1 |
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Russian site, please help identifying
I found these small barrels at a Russian (?) website, but i can not find better pictures. Does anyone have information about these pieces?
Post 26: http://www.tforum.info/forum/index.p...A%D0%B0&page=2 |
14th December 2015, 05:34 PM | #2 |
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The images appear to be from this museum.
http://www.saint-petersburg.com/muse...illery-museum/ Are the two attached images the ones you wanted? |
14th December 2015, 05:41 PM | #3 |
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Hi Iain,
Thank you for the pictures, but no i ment the two small barrels in post 26 at the forum i posted the link of. |
14th December 2015, 05:48 PM | #4 |
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Here you go.
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Links to larger versions.
http://www.tforum.info/forum/index.p...786&size=large http://www.tforum.info/forum/index.p...785&size=large |
14th December 2015, 06:03 PM | #6 |
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Perfect thank you
Very nice pieces, i will save them in my database. While we are at it, you might also be familiar with these three haquebuts at the Museum of Varna, Bulgaria? I would love to have more pictures and measurements of them. |
14th December 2015, 06:08 PM | #7 |
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Hi Marcus,
I have to admit I am absolutely no expert in early firearms! I just am not bad with Russian (well some small translations) and computers and figured I could help. I can look if the same guy on that Russian forum was in that museum also and took more pictures. I saw already he had an image from a Serbian museum with similar guns. Last edited by Iain; 14th December 2015 at 07:20 PM. |
14th December 2015, 06:25 PM | #8 |
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Hi Iain,
If you would do that for it would be amazing, i am trying to figure out the exact proportions of these type of haquebut. At this thread are the original pictures of the guns http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...emian+haquebut Thank you for looking, my Russian is limited to two or three words so :P |
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I'll do my best, but I'm afraid it is a pretty obscure topic and while I can manage to read enough to get some images finding dimensions I think will depend if there is any published work on these examples in Bulgaria. I have access to a few academic resources and will see what I can find. |
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14th December 2015, 07:20 PM | #10 |
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Hello Ian
I would also be interested in more details of this pieces. Thanks in advance for your efforts. |
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16th December 2015, 09:18 AM | #12 |
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Some progress! No dimensions yet I'm afraid but I've been in contact with the Varna museum.
The guns in question actually appear to be at the following museum. http://www.varnenchikmuseum.com/Eng I was given contact information for this museum and have written them. So hopefully I'll have a result for you soon! |
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Great work Iain thank you so much. Looking forward to the update.
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16th December 2015, 11:51 AM | #14 |
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Here you go.
1. Length 58 centimetre, muzzle 3, 5 c., weight - 2 kg. 2. Length 60 c., muzzle - 4 c., weight - 2 kg. 3. Length 73 c., muzzle 10 c., weight - 2 kg. |
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Perfect, that is exactly what i wanted to know. Though i am suprised by the weight of the pieces beeing so light.. the measurements are the really interesting part.
Did they also include pictures by any chance? |
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No pictures, I can ask for few more if you want. They are speaking English and seem very helpful! Perhaps it will be easiest if you PM me your email address and I will send you the contact I have now at the museum.
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