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Forum: European Armoury 6th May 2014, 08:09 PM
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Posted By Matchlock
My pleasure, Machinist, I would not really...

My pleasure, Machinist,

I would not really call the state of preservation that arrow is in 'working order', though ... :rolleyes:

Best,
Michael
Forum: European Armoury 6th May 2014, 08:04 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 67,962
Posted By Matchlock
One last glimpse into the large-bore muzzle ... ...

One last glimpse into the large-bore muzzle ...

Note that the iron finial (German: Setzerkopf) of the wooden ramrod is threaded for a little tool like a worm or scourer, to clean the barrel or...
Forum: European Armoury 6th May 2014, 07:46 PM
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Posted By Matchlock
Two decorated, early (ca. 1570), large-bore cand...

Two decorated, early (ca. 1570), large-bore cand heavyweight matchlock petronel muskets, in the Bayerisches Armeemuseum (Bavarian Army Museum) Ingolstadt; author's photos of May 1988.

The...
Forum: European Armoury 6th May 2014, 06:01 PM
Replies: 28
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Posted By Matchlock
Yeah, my friend, that's what we are ... :D ...

Yeah, my friend, that's what we are ... :D

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Forum: European Armoury 6th May 2014, 05:28 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 51,592
Posted By Matchlock
Hi Alexender, Nice to hear from you...

Hi Alexender,


Nice to hear from you again! ;)

Please see my photos in my thread:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=7364&highlight=breech+loading+1540
Especially see post...
Forum: European Armoury 6th May 2014, 05:20 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 67,962
Posted By Matchlock
Of course they did, Nando; the Portuguese have...

Of course they did, Nando; the Portuguese have always ranked among the best!!! And at least one of them still does ... ;)

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Forum: European Armoury 6th May 2014, 05:17 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 67,962
Posted By Matchlock
A short 'retrospective' into the 1570's: ...

A short 'retrospective' into the 1570's:


Attached find an unusually fine and elegant Italian matchlock petronel caliver, ca. 1570; overall length 1.31 m, sold at auction with San Giorgio's,...
Forum: European Armoury 6th May 2014, 04:37 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 67,962
Posted By Matchlock
So let's have a look now at the latest stage of...

So let's have a look now at the latest stage of development of the petronel, the 1580's and 1590's, up to ca. 1600.

The top attachments show Italian petronels of the most modern form of the bent...
Forum: European Armoury 6th May 2014, 04:28 PM
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Posted By Matchlock
I don't know for sure but I think the soldiers...

I don't know for sure but I think the soldiers depicted by Hohenberg are not Spaniards; the Spanish paragon concerning court ceremonial, costumes, armor and weapons alike was copied all over Northern...
Forum: European Armoury 6th May 2014, 03:43 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 67,962
Posted By Matchlock
One more close-up from the Edinburgh...

One more close-up from the Edinburgh illustrations of ca. 1580, showing mercenaries with their petronels.

Hendrick Goltzius, in 1585 and 1587, and Jacob de Gheyn, in 1587, depicted young...
Forum: European Armoury 6th May 2014, 03:35 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 67,962
Posted By Matchlock
Attached are, from top: two specimens...

Attached are, from top:

two specimens scanned from Gaibi, Armi da fuoco italiane: a very fine North Italian matchlock petronel, ca. 1570, the iron parts profusely etched and gilt!
Please note...
Forum: European Armoury 6th May 2014, 02:59 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 67,962
Posted By Matchlock
Attachments: a very good Nuremberg matchlock...

Attachments:

a very good Nuremberg matchlock petronel, ca. 1565-70, in the Schweizerisches Landesmuseum Zürich, Switzerland.
Please note the finely wrought trigger bar and the iron straps...
Forum: European Armoury 6th May 2014, 02:49 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 67,962
Posted By Matchlock
Hi Marcus, The only explanation I can think...

Hi Marcus,

The only explanation I can think of is what I have said in previous threads here: as stocks are concerned, the whole of the 16th and the first half of the 17th centuries were dedicated...
Forum: European Armoury 6th May 2014, 12:35 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 67,962
Posted By Matchlock
After introducing the earliest forms of petronels...

After introducing the earliest forms of petronels from the 1550's to ca. 1570, I feel it is time to proceed to the latter types of ca. 1580-90. In some cases, petronels seem to have been built - or...
Forum: European Armoury 6th May 2014, 10:21 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 67,962
Posted By Matchlock
Hi Marcus, Thank you for linking this site! ...

Hi Marcus,

Thank you for linking this site!

By experience I know, however, how quickly such links can be 'dead' and gone; this is why I have always pleaded our community to take their time,...
Forum: European Armoury 5th May 2014, 10:38 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 67,962
Posted By Matchlock
For more valuable stuff on petronels, please see ...

For more valuable stuff on petronels, please see

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?p=169935&posted=1#post169935

Best,
Michael
Forum: European Armoury 5th May 2014, 10:36 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 51,592
Posted By Matchlock
For more on matchlock petronels, ca. 1550-1600,...

For more on matchlock petronels, ca. 1550-1600, their origins, variations and how to date them correctly, please see my thread:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18483

Best,...
Forum: European Armoury 5th May 2014, 10:34 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 51,592
Posted By Matchlock
Oh, I do, Nando; At least, I'm trying ... ...

Oh, I do, Nando;

At least, I'm trying ... :D

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Forum: European Armoury 5th May 2014, 10:11 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 67,962
Posted By Matchlock
A very elegantly shaped, North Italian matchlock...

A very elegantly shaped, North Italian matchlock petronel caliver, ca. 1570, the pan cover also showing the coin-like Renaissance portrait.
Overall length 1.35 m, bore 16 mm, weight 5.1 kg.
Armeria...
Forum: European Armoury 5th May 2014, 08:48 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 15,622
Posted By Matchlock
Yeah, Nando, I realize that. ;) Who...

Yeah, Nando,

I realize that. ;)
Who knows, it may come your way some day ...
Let's wait and see what the future brings on.
Anyway, some very good pieces have already found a good home with...
Forum: European Armoury 5th May 2014, 08:39 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 67,962
Posted By Matchlock
Another North Italian 1560's military matchlock...

Another North Italian 1560's military matchlock petronel caliver, preserved in 'untouched', heavily patinated condition throughout, but the stock heavily wormed and damaged, and with the downcurved...
Forum: European Armoury 5th May 2014, 08:14 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 67,962
Posted By Matchlock
A good North Italian military matchlock petronel...

A good North Italian military matchlock petronel caliver, ca. 1560 (it was misdated by the auction house).
Please note the coat-of-arms on the barrel, the long tubular rear sight and the male...
Forum: European Armoury 5th May 2014, 08:03 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 67,962
Posted By Matchlock
That's the rest of my photos of the Nuremberg...

That's the rest of my photos of the Nuremberg 1560's series.

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Forum: European Armoury 5th May 2014, 07:34 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 67,962
Posted By Matchlock
More from the 1560's Nuremberg petronel series...

More from the 1560's Nuremberg petronel series with combined locks in Graz.
Forum: European Armoury 5th May 2014, 07:16 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 67,962
Posted By Matchlock
Light matchlock petronels - calivers (German:...

Light matchlock petronels - calivers (German: Schützenrohre) - in the Landeszeughaus Graz, Styria, Austria, 1560's to 1570; one of them is dated 1568. The barrels all have Nuremberg marks; the locks...
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