Late Gothic Tiller/Stick Guns, mid to late 15th century

Matchlock · 20th July 2014, 12:34 AM

The attachments depict the forerunner types of the 'long' arms discussed above, not yet fitted with reinforcing rings.
They are termed Bohemian pipe guns (German: Böhmische oder Hussiten-Pfeifen) dating from the 1430's.
The ones shown here are preserved at the Museum of Tabor, Czechia.

They all retain their rear original sockets, the hafts of the two on the image attached on top being modern replacements.
The socketed barrel shown on all images following the first is 42 cm long overall including the socket, its bore 20 mm.
A wrought iron! ball of that caliber excavated from a historic Hussite battleground is shown next to the muzzle.

For more on that type of longarms cf. my threads:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ontjuic+castle
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=montjuic

Matchlock · 20th July 2014, 12:48 AM

On top:
Two good close-ups of the notably swamped muzzle section of the round wrought iron barrel;

Following:
Three contemporary sources of illustration;

- ca. 1450;

- Eberhard Windeck, Das Buch von Kaiser Sigismund (illuminated manuscript, Sotheby's, 7.7.2009;
cf.
http://www.handschriftencensus.de/9134),
folio 140r, The battle of Kratzau, with Hans von Polenz (the captain of the Silesian army) and his forces overwhelming those of the Hussites and their armored carriages in a bloody battle (11 November 1429);
illustrations from the workshop of Diebold Lauber,
ca. 1445-50;

and

- Tiller guns, ca. 1450; from:
Martial d'Auvergne, Vigiles de Charles VII, king 1422-61.

Please also see my threads:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=montjuic
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18781

20th July 2014, 12:34 AM	#1
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	The attachments depict the forerunner types of the 'long' arms discussed above, not yet fitted with reinforcing rings. They are termed Bohemian pipe guns (German: Böhmische oder Hussiten-Pfeifen) dating from the 1430's. The ones shown here are preserved at the Museum of Tabor, Czechia. They all retain their rear original sockets, the hafts of the two on the image attached on top being modern replacements. The socketed barrel shown on all images following the first is 42 cm long overall including the socket, its bore 20 mm. A wrought iron! ball of that caliber excavated from a historic Hussite battleground is shown next to the muzzle. For more on that type of longarms cf. my threads: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ontjuic+castle http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=montjuic Attached Images Last edited by Matchlock; 20th July 2014 at 12:49 AM.

20th July 2014, 12:48 AM	#2
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	On top: Two good close-ups of the notably swamped muzzle section of the round wrought iron barrel; Following: Three contemporary sources of illustration; - ca. 1450; - Eberhard Windeck, Das Buch von Kaiser Sigismund (illuminated manuscript, Sotheby's, 7.7.2009; cf. http://www.handschriftencensus.de/9134), folio 140r, The battle of Kratzau, with Hans von Polenz (the captain of the Silesian army) and his forces overwhelming those of the Hussites and their armored carriages in a bloody battle (11 November 1429); illustrations from the workshop of Diebold Lauber, ca. 1445-50; and - Tiller guns, ca. 1450; from: Martial d'Auvergne, Vigiles de Charles VII, king 1422-61. Please also see my threads: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=montjuic http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18781 Attached Images Last edited by Matchlock; 20th July 2014 at 01:41 AM.