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Hello,
i bought this a few years ago, knowing it is not old, but in thougt of some medieval reenactment. In the auction house it was described at asian, probably chinese. For me, ok so far. I think of an fantasy part too. And the quality is poor as you can see. Some years later a second item was in a small auction, which described it as a medieval weapon. I should cost 5000,- € No one buied it. (wonder why ;-) But then the named auction house Herman historica offered two parts of the simmilar shape as chinese firearms from around 1900 at the end of last year. So I became wondering if it is fantasy, or fake, or a real weapon used by the chinese maybe in the boxer war ? Do anyone know ? best regards from Dirk |
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Gyeongsan, South Korea
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It's real and fits on a pole. I have one that I got here in Korea and it has percussion cap nipples. There is a YouTube video of a similar one being used:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNXkUA0KFNY |
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Hi,
but it isnt 15th century as thy say. Must be around 1900 because aof the percussion nipples. Would you agree ? Dirk |
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Hello Dirk. Unless your gun is chemically aged, I would say that it several hundred years old. Hard to tell origin, as that style was world wide.
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Gentleman, I have quite a few of these hand cannon. I'm sure some are very old, perhaps 16th century, others I believe are as late as the Boxer rebellion. Some that are percussion have been converted or updated to the more modern system but are much older, many have old repairs. The one in the foreground converted as well as the spear head I had sold to a friend and he wire brushed and waxed them. We are convinced they are old. The round one that has 8 chambers, 3 of which are still loaded. Their are no 2 exactly alike but some are very similar. All of mine came from China but their are reports of some with a more western origin, perhaps traded along the silk routes.
Best, Jerry |
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Hi,
thanks all for the comment. Very nice collection. Yes there are very simmilar especially the muzzle part. I doesnt think of a conversion into percussion, but it might be. So it will need more research probably a photo from around 1900 to date them clearly to boxer rebellion. Or a painting which is older. But i have only two books which hadle with chinese antiques. all the best Dirk |
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