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Welcome to the forum, df
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Their small size suggests that they may have been intended as swivel guns.
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Location: Germany
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Possible, thanks for your estimation…
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Wondering if the VIII stands for the size and HF is the manufacturer or iron foundry….
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This is probably another statement of the bl**ding obvious, but they have a naval\maritime look about them.
Regards Richard PS. and not very well cast. |
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This was also my thought, even when I got them from a castle nearby in south Germany….
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The join between the barrel and the trunnions looks a lot like a corroded arc welding bead, I'd think a mould pattern would have a smoother transition. I don't think Heinrich VIII had any arc-welders.
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