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13th June 2014, 03:55 PM
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13th June 2014, 04:48 PM
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14th June 2014, 05:16 PM
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Beautiful machine, Michl
 The balls in the illustration are all solid. Do you have pictures of such small ammo (30 m/m) hollowed for grenade purposes ? |
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15th June 2014, 12:31 AM
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Hi Nando,
As I posted, I faced a severe computer crash and consequently can only access parts of my 2.7 TB data at the moment.  You certainly noticed that I reserved two more follower threads but was not able to edit them in time, filling them with the material reserved for that purpose. So please have patience on the humble self which is me; I will be right back on line providing you with the images I intended to present! I promise!  Btw, my self-acclaimed computer expert is driving me sort of out my mind ... Best as ever, Michl |
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15th June 2014, 02:12 AM
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Good morning, Nando,
It's 3 a.m. over here in Bavaria; still I have not succeeded in finding any sleep since the day before yesterday, which is some 40+ hours. Things just seem to be working out at least as hard as quickly over here - and sadly against me. At least that's the way it seems to be for the time being ... My email program still seems to be maintaining a rhythm of mulishness of its own which an elderly and physically disabled mercenary like me just cannot grasp ...   So anybody trying to mail me: please have mercy on me for I am totally innocent of what is going on over here at the moment. I promise you though: Michael/Michl WILL BE BACK AGAIN - or vanish ... I'm gonna do MY VERY BEST as ever. Whatsoever: please be assured of the fact that my heartfelt thanks are going out to you all. Best as ever, Michl |
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15th June 2014, 08:26 AM
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Good morning Michl and all,
Thank you all for providing so much information, i am amazed everytime about the willingness of people to share what they know and i am gratefull for it.  I don't have a small (digital) scale so measuring the ball's weight is problematic, but it does feel lighter than the others i have. The thought of a doorknob still haunts me though  That breechloading falconet is magnificent!!! If i understand correctly, the powder and ball are shoved into the barrel from the rear. Would the load be secured by a ramrod from the front as well after loading was complete? And that little bowl at the rear sight, i have seen this before on other firearms but never figured out what it is for (to reflect light or..?) Quote:
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15th June 2014, 12:58 PM
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