Modern bronze handgonne replica found in Siegelsberg/Murrhardt

Andi · 15th November 2012, 02:45 PM

I don't know if this has been posted here already but search requests for "Siegelsberg" and "Murrhardt", "Danzig" or "Gdańsk" brought no relevant results.

BZ Online reports on 13.08.2011
http://www.bkz-online.de/node/297246

550 years old rifle just lay in the grass.
A student discovered a bronze handgonne on the banks of a creek near a small bridge south of Siegelsberg in the grass. This late medieval handgun is an absolute Rarity. It is is in private property and on display at Carl-Schweizer-Museum in Murrhardt.

The handgonne is compaeable to an piece found in 1920 in Danzig / Gdańsk, having a fully ornamental decoration of the muzzle and the touch hole with bearded mens heads. While drilling the touch hole the opposite breech wall has been accidentially demolished and made the barrel useless.

It has a weight of 458,2 grams, a calibre of 9-10 mm, dating ca. 1460/61.

The article writes that the barrel is undergoing some scientific investsigations but I have not yet found newer infos on it.

I doubt if this is really an old piece

Image taken from: http://www.bkz-online.de/node/297246

15th November 2012, 02:45 PM	#1
Andi Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Halstenbek, Germany Posts: 203	Modern bronze handgonne replica found in Siegelsberg/Murrhardt I don't know if this has been posted here already but search requests for "Siegelsberg" and "Murrhardt", "Danzig" or "Gdańsk" brought no relevant results. BZ Online reports on 13.08.2011 http://www.bkz-online.de/node/297246 550 years old rifle just lay in the grass. A student discovered a bronze handgonne on the banks of a creek near a small bridge south of Siegelsberg in the grass. This late medieval handgun is an absolute Rarity. It is is in private property and on display at Carl-Schweizer-Museum in Murrhardt. The handgonne is compaeable to an piece found in 1920 in Danzig / Gdańsk, having a fully ornamental decoration of the muzzle and the touch hole with bearded mens heads. While drilling the touch hole the opposite breech wall has been accidentially demolished and made the barrel useless. It has a weight of 458,2 grams, a calibre of 9-10 mm, dating ca. 1460/61. The article writes that the barrel is undergoing some scientific investsigations but I have not yet found newer infos on it. I doubt if this is really an old piece Image taken from: http://www.bkz-online.de/node/297246 Attached Images Last edited by Andi; 15th November 2012 at 07:23 PM.