Dutch target arquebuse dated 1630

Marcus den toom · 22nd June 2024, 11:29 AM

The lock plate has a point at the ends. The barrel is of the so-called halber Kistenlauf type, equipped with a yellow copper sight and grain; the ring for the octagonal breech is chiseled with the year 1611; the round part of the barrel is stamped twice with a mark in the shape of a leaf. The walnut stock has a large support spool at the bottom in which acanthus leaves and a lion are cut out; the number XXIIII is carved into the belly of the stock. The previously gold-plated, brass fittings consist of a trigger plate, a trigger guard and a butt plate with a pointed, corrugated top part stamped with VAN GOES; the ramrod is made of steel.

length 144.2 cm
length barrel 105.3 cm
diameter 12.1 mm
weight 5.2 kg
Purchased from the H.L. Visser Collection, with the support of the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, the Ministerie van OCenW, the Ministerie van Defensie, the VSBfonds, the BankGiro Lottery and the Rijksmuseum Fonds

https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/NG-2002-23-9

Marcus den toom · 22nd June 2024, 11:34 AM

Lock: Zwamslot. Flat, narrow and rectangular lock plate with external spring, secured with two lock screws. Cock in spiral shape with tubular wick holder. Barrel: Partly square (back) and round. Funnel-shaped trumpet with longitudinal fluting. Sight ring (on breech), sight and bead. Drawer: Two solid brass drawer bands. Square support block with carved decoration of leaf and floral motifs. Stock: with copper butt plate. Marked: 2x on the front of the barrel. Dated: 2x.

length c. 163 cm
length barrel 120.8 cm
diameter 1.27 cm
weight 6.8 kg

https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/NG-NM-517

Raf · 22nd June 2024, 01:09 PM

An embaresment of riches. You have now have plenty of references to fill out its missing history. On the lock. I assume you have checked to see if parts of the percussion lock haven't been recycled from a snaplock as some of the images show later type locks. Snaplocks never really caught on since it was found that the rapid action tended to snuff out match cord. Hence they are mostly tinder locks. Genuine dates on firearms are rare and one wonders why so many of these target guns are dated. Maybe something to do with shooting guilds.

22nd June 2024, 11:29 AM	#1
Marcus den toom Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Netherlands Posts: 525	Rijksmuseum Target gun tinder snaplock The lock plate has a point at the ends. The barrel is of the so-called halber Kistenlauf type, equipped with a yellow copper sight and grain; the ring for the octagonal breech is chiseled with the year 1611; the round part of the barrel is stamped twice with a mark in the shape of a leaf. The walnut stock has a large support spool at the bottom in which acanthus leaves and a lion are cut out; the number XXIIII is carved into the belly of the stock. The previously gold-plated, brass fittings consist of a trigger plate, a trigger guard and a butt plate with a pointed, corrugated top part stamped with VAN GOES; the ramrod is made of steel. length 144.2 cm length barrel 105.3 cm diameter 12.1 mm weight 5.2 kg Purchased from the H.L. Visser Collection, with the support of the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, the Ministerie van OCenW, the Ministerie van Defensie, the VSBfonds, the BankGiro Lottery and the Rijksmuseum Fonds https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/NG-2002-23-9 Attached Images

22nd June 2024, 11:34 AM	#2
Marcus den toom Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Netherlands Posts: 525	Rijksmuseum target gun Dated 1616 Lock: Zwamslot. Flat, narrow and rectangular lock plate with external spring, secured with two lock screws. Cock in spiral shape with tubular wick holder. Barrel: Partly square (back) and round. Funnel-shaped trumpet with longitudinal fluting. Sight ring (on breech), sight and bead. Drawer: Two solid brass drawer bands. Square support block with carved decoration of leaf and floral motifs. Stock: with copper butt plate. Marked: 2x on the front of the barrel. Dated: 2x. length c. 163 cm length barrel 120.8 cm diameter 1.27 cm weight 6.8 kg https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/NG-NM-517 Attached Images

22nd June 2024, 01:09 PM	#3
Raf Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 252	An embaresment of riches. You have now have plenty of references to fill out its missing history. On the lock. I assume you have checked to see if parts of the percussion lock haven't been recycled from a snaplock as some of the images show later type locks. Snaplocks never really caught on since it was found that the rapid action tended to snuff out match cord. Hence they are mostly tinder locks. Genuine dates on firearms are rare and one wonders why so many of these target guns are dated. Maybe something to do with shooting guilds.