A Truly Sensational Seven Barrel Matchlock Arquebus, Brescia, ca. 1530, in Prague!

Matchlock · 23rd June 2012, 02:06 PM

Two similar five-barreled pieces are recorded:

the first 93 cm long, barrel length 35.5 cm; sold Wallis&Wallis, June 16, 1967.
Its general design was clearly based on that of German haqbuts and arquebuses of ca. 1500:
the buttstock pierced in the same manner (for suspension from the wooden rack in an armory), and the iron barrel retaining ring entwisted on the underside of the stock; the barrels are non-revolving and the back sight closely resembles that on German arquebuses of ca. 1530-40;

the second 76.2 cm long, barrel length 26.7 cm, bore 14 mm; Weller&Dufty, January 27, 1967 (not sold).

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23rd June 2012, 02:06 PM	#1
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Two similar five-barreled pieces are recorded: the first 93 cm long, barrel length 35.5 cm; sold Wallis&Wallis, June 16, 1967. Its general design was clearly based on that of German haqbuts and arquebuses of ca. 1500: the buttstock pierced in the same manner (for suspension from the wooden rack in an armory), and the iron barrel retaining ring entwisted on the underside of the stock; the barrels are non-revolving and the back sight closely resembles that on German arquebuses of ca. 1530-40; the second 76.2 cm long, barrel length 26.7 cm, bore 14 mm; Weller&Dufty, January 27, 1967 (not sold). m Attached Images Last edited by Matchlock; 23rd June 2012 at 03:06 PM.