A fine Styrian snap tinderlock gun, ca. 1525, in the Graz Armory

Matchlock · 14th December 2008, 05:21 PM

Made by Peter Hofkircher who had his workshop at the nearby town of Mürzzuschlag.

It features a part lock plate chararcertistic of the 1520s-30 though complete lock plates were widely in use by then. The stock is of either limewood or pearwood.

Though having a recoil stop (hook) both its relatively small caliber of 15.7 mm and relatively light weight of 8.7 kilograms denote that is not really a wall gun but rather a long harquebus with a support hook.

The overall length of the piece is 179 cm.

Enjoy.

Michael

14th December 2008, 05:21 PM	#1
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	A fine Styrian snap tinderlock gun, ca. 1525, in the Graz Armory Made by Peter Hofkircher who had his workshop at the nearby town of Mürzzuschlag. It features a part lock plate chararcertistic of the 1520s-30 though complete lock plates were widely in use by then. The stock is of either limewood or pearwood. Though having a recoil stop (hook) both its relatively small caliber of 15.7 mm and relatively light weight of 8.7 kilograms denote that is not really a wall gun but rather a long harquebus with a support hook. The overall length of the piece is 179 cm. Enjoy. Michael Attached Images