|
|
|
3rd November 2010, 08:26 PM
|
#1 |
|
Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 607
|
A couple of tchotchkes..
..or so they thought! Resistance was weak, and I came out the victor!
Here's what one can still buy in a provincial New England auction. Straight from the barn. |
|
|
|
3rd November 2010, 08:32 PM
|
#2 |
|
(deceased)
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking
Posts: 4,310
|
Well done, Dmitry,
Very good and homogenuous original surfaces! Best, Michael |
|
|
|
|
3rd November 2010, 08:45 PM
|
#3 |
|
Member
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 1,247
|
Look like spontoon heads. Wonder how old they are?
Great find! Best, F |
|
|
|
|
3rd November 2010, 09:03 PM
|
#4 |
|
(deceased)
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking
Posts: 4,310
|
Right, fearn,
They definitely do. Though not being an expert in this field, I would roughly assign them to ca. 1700-1750. What do you think, Dmitry? Best, Michael |
|
|
|
|
4th November 2010, 01:42 AM
|
#5 |
|
Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 607
|
Yes, they are, as pointed above, spontoons. American, Colonial period. Dating these is tough for me, but I would say 1750-1780.
The earlier-dated examples that I've seen, are better made, whereas the Revolutionary War period pieces often were quick jobs, 'village blacksmith specials'. The bigger one is especially crude. The smaller one could, perhaps, double as a linstock. |
|
|
|
|
5th November 2010, 09:14 PM
|
#6 |
|
(deceased)
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Portugal
Posts: 9,694
|
Both most interesting
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
Hybrid Mode
