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22nd May 2014, 05:02 PM
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Hi Michael,
This is really a superb/amazing example of a Landsknecht Arquebuse! congratulations, it must have been absolutely worth the waiting. best, jasper Last edited by cornelistromp; 22nd May 2014 at 05:19 PM. |
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23rd May 2014, 08:47 PM
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Thanks a zillion, Jasper,
  It was indeed! Best, Michael |
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23rd May 2014, 09:00 PM
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Attached find a whole lot more detailed photos of my arquebus, with the Maximilian brass barrel of ca. 1490-1500!
Attaching more that 100 huge photos of one single object in discussion - that's something which print media will never be able to achieve! INTERNET PUBLISHING IS THE FUTURE; AND THE FUTURE HAS STARTED LONG SINCE. THE RACE IS DEFINITELY ON. BOOKS AND JOURNALS ARE OVER AND OUT. ALL YOU TRADITIONALLY THINKING MUSEUM PEOPLE OUT THERE: ACCEPT THE BARE FACTS. TRY AND MATCH WHAT I HAVE BEEN PROVING HERE IN NEARLY 4,000 POSTS, SINCE 2008! Enjoy, Michael Last edited by fernando; 1st December 2015 at 07:53 PM. |
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23rd May 2014, 09:28 PM
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On it goes.
Last edited by fernando; 1st December 2015 at 07:54 PM. |
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27th May 2014, 12:09 PM
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A comparison of the shape of the eponymous, downcurved buttstocks of the earliest prestage of petronel stocks, like the one from about 1520 on my arquebus in discussion, with the fully evolved, bent buttstocks of a group of Nuremberg manufactured petronels in the Landeszeughaus Graz - one of them is dated 1568 -, definitely shows a close relationship.
The petronel illustrated at the bottom (last three attachments), with the pronouncedly curved buttstock, is one of the latest of this type, ca. 1580's. The barrel is struck with Nuremberg makers marks and the quality proof mark of that city. This is remarkabe as it attests the fact that the Nuremberg style got adopted very quickly by of the numerous workshops resided in Suhl/Thuringia. By ca. 1590-1600, the form of both the lock plate and serpentine had become characteristic of matchlocks made in Suhl, where enormous quantities of 'military' guns were manufactured, and exported to most armories and arsenals of Middle and Northern Europe. Attachments: all author's photos, and copyrighted. Best, Michael Last edited by Matchlock; 27th May 2014 at 08:18 PM. |
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