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22nd March 2014, 07:42 PM
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Thank you very much for the translation Michael!
I didn't know that you should do it right away, your the man! I will comment on Bielz text tomorrow. |
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23rd March 2014, 01:32 PM
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Hi,
Just a short aside from the Romanian crossbows. I've got images of one of the greatest rarities ever: a whistling crossbow bolt! (German: Heulbolzen). The air in those holes made it whistle and howl as it went, producing a psychologically dramatic effect on the side of the opponents. This is the only one I have ever seen in 40 years, museums, auctions - all. Best, Michael Last edited by Matchlock; 23rd March 2014 at 02:17 PM. |
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23rd March 2014, 04:59 PM
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As it seemingly is nearly impossible to find a genuinely Gothic bow and arrows of Northwestern European provenance - even the museum in Sibiu cannot produce one single item - , I decided to post this Mongolian set of 13th/14th century date, the period of Genghis Khan.
http://www.genghiskhanexhibits.com/genius/artifacts.htm m Last edited by Matchlock; 23rd March 2014 at 05:16 PM. |
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23rd March 2014, 09:12 PM
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A good and nicely patinated cranequin, Nuremberg, ca. 1550/60; the belt hook missing.
The brass-inlaid maker's mark on the gear case, a mill wheel, is known from similar cranequins. There are records in Dudley S. Hawtrey Gyngell's book Armourers Marks that the mark can be attributed to a Nuremberg smith with the initials D.M.; the m doubtlessly stands for Müller (miller). m Last edited by Matchlock; 23rd March 2014 at 10:02 PM. |
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10th April 2014, 05:44 PM
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Hi Micke, Are you there? We're still anxious to read your comment announced on March 22! Best, Michael |
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11th April 2014, 03:59 AM
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I have had my hands full with other stuff, but I will try to write something down during this weekend Michael!
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11th April 2014, 11:07 AM
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These crossbow bolts, the hafts grown musty, I photographed in the Museum Nordico (City Museum) of Linz/Austria in 1989, when they were on display in an old chest, together with rare quoits and a bundle of matchcord.
For more on these rarities, please see my thread on incendiary items: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=7085, especially http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...094#post169094 Best, Michael Last edited by Matchlock; 11th April 2014 at 12:12 PM. |
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11th April 2014, 06:38 PM
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12th April 2014, 01:31 PM
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This is an unusually fine German - Nuremberg or Augsburg made - cranequin of ca. 1565-70, the gear case and ratched bar both profusely etched.
Victoria & Albert (V&A) Museum London, inv.no. M.73-1925. m |
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12th April 2014, 02:00 PM
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A very fine German Late Gothic crossbow, ca. 1450-70, together with an important contemporary cranequin that ranges among the finest of its kind preserved worldwide; the gear case is decorated and pierced with Gothic tracery in brass. The three other known specimen the quality of craftsmanship of of which compares to this sample are in the Churburg collection, Schluderns, South Tyrol, and the Odescalchi collection, Rome.
Also some crossbow bolts. Cleveland Museum of Arts, Ohio. m Last edited by Matchlock; 12th April 2014 at 02:21 PM. |
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12th April 2014, 02:16 PM
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Here are the fine Late Gothic cranequins preserved in the collection of Churburg Castle, Schluderns, South Tyrol (top attachments), and in the collection of the Princes Odescalchi, Rome.
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