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19th January 2020, 09:18 AM | #1 |
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Manufacturer on 17th century musket
Hello everybody,
Could someone identify this manufacturer on my musket: "IX DUNAN". Do you have an exact date for this model? |
19th January 2020, 12:10 PM | #2 |
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"XI DVNAN" is certainly not the maker of the gun which has been manufactured around 1600. As there are no marks on the lock or barrel at all, it is very hard to decide where this piece has been made. May be at Suhl, may be in Danmark may be in the Netherlands. My fotos show a gun made at Suhl and it has big similarities to your gun.
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19th January 2020, 12:19 PM | #3 |
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Precious example; thanks for sharing it with us, Lansquenet
Could it be that the mark is not of a manufacturer, but that of something else, like a town, the owner's name ... or whatever symbol? While no member shows up with the possible identification, you may look into threads submited by (deceased) member "Matchlock", like THIS ONE where you will find plenty info on this type of muskets and locks. |
19th January 2020, 01:11 PM | #4 |
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Thank you.
Perhaps an owner's or regiment's name. Or the blacksmith of the cannon. If we could go back 400 years to verify |
20th January 2020, 07:06 PM | #5 |
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Dunant ?
Could DUNAN be a form of the name DUNANT or DUNAND ???
There were several DUNANT in Geneva in the period 1586-1653 (see Stoeckel). |
20th January 2020, 07:10 PM | #6 |
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Just a thought...
IX = Johann Xaver ??
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20th January 2020, 07:31 PM | #7 |
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Dunan is a very common name. Good idea for IX, I was thinking of a number but the initials of a first name seem more likely to me, yes!
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