Gallery "Arms and Uniforms in Poland" (picture intensive thread)

[wolviex]

Thank you Jim, you're always very generous.

I forgot to mention what you can see in the exhibition.
Well, amongst 2000 objects the majority is from the 17th-19th century, with smaller part on medieval times (very small, because we have archaeological museum in Krakow which is better in it), small 16th century but with few unique objects, and quite small on the 20th century.

The National Museum hold one of the best in Poland collection of hussars armament, Polish edged weapons and European firearms. It is also "a temple" for all those interested in 18-19th c. uniforms and 19th-20th c. military decorations.

In some time (I hope quite soon) on my site PolishArms.com you will find the whole guide (written by Irena Grabowska many years ago, 80 pages) for the exhibition, which was sold out and won't be printed anymore (hopefully there will be a new one). It can be still a decent source of information about antique weapons in Poland.

Regards!

[celtan]

Great Job, Wolvy.

Kudos! I wish the local Phyllistines would hold History in similar high regard.

One I can always dream

Best regards

BTW, you wouldn't have any Spanish Items in your museum, would you?

M

Originally Posted by wolviex

Thank you Jim, you're always very generous.

I forgot to mention what you can see in the exhibition.
Well, amongst 2000 objects the majority is from the 17th-19th century, with smaller part on medieval times (very small, because we have archaeological museum in Krakow which is better in it), small 16th century but with few unique objects, and quite small on the 20th century.

The National Museum hold one of the best in Poland collection of hussars armament, Polish edged weapons and European firearms. It is also "a temple" for all those interested in 18-19th c. uniforms and 19th-20th c. military decorations.

In some time (I hope quite soon) on my site PolishArms.com you will find the whole guide (written by Irena Grabowska many years ago, 80 pages) for the exhibition, which was sold out and won't be printed anymore (hopefully there will be a new one). It can be still a decent source of information about antique weapons in Poland.

Regards!

[wolviex]

Thanks Celtan!
Well - there are few Spanish things, not many, not so unique, but might be interesting for some
Regards!

[Matchlock]

Hi Michal,

Thank you so much for taking your time and posting all this awseome stuff from the Krakau National Museum, thus making it finally accessible to the rest of the world!

Please let me comment on a few early German firearms in the Krakau National Museum in which I am highly interested in personally.

1. A South German tiller haquebut with what seems to a be a (Nuremberg?) octagonal cast copper alloy (brass or bronze) barrel, ca. 1480, of switching sections, the touch hole on the upper flat section, the heavily swamped muzzle section again remarkable for featuring a pointed upper section which simultaneously acts as a foresight.



Best wishes from Lower Bavaria,
Michael

[Matchlock]

2. A very rare and fine South German combined wheel and snap matchlock musket, ca. 1600-10, with a rare scroll butt and inlaid with engraved bone and mother-of-pearl. Do you happen to know (or check and maybe take images?) whether the rear section of the barrel is dated?

[Matchlock]

3. A highly unusual so-called all steel butt etched South German (probably Augsburg or Nuremberg) wheel lock gun, possibly combined with an additional snap matchlock, ca. 1575-80. Of course the butts and forestocks of this group of guns, pistols included, would have been way too heavy had they actually consisted of massive iron. They were made of wood, of course, and fully covered by thin copper brazed tin iron.

This gun is seen right beneath the formerly mentioned combined wheel lock and match lock scroll butt musket and - sadly - partly covered by it; so here comes the image again.

[Matchlock]

4. A very rare double wheel lock over and under barrel South German (Saxony?) long pistol, ca. 1595-1610.