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The shorter one dated 1537, the longer arquebus ca. 1540.
When attending a Christie's Live Auction for the first time in September 1990 - it was the famous Liechtenstein sale from the armory at Schloss Vaduz, and I bought some fine pieces the second owner of which I was after they were made 500 years ago ! ![]() In the White Tower, Graeme Rimer (we were both still young ![]() The wheellock mechanism is missing from the larger arquebus as well, its walnut stock, also in the lock recess, struck several times with a mark, WD surmounted by an arrow, and carved in high relief with the Tudor Rose and Fleur-de-Lys. The barrels of both guns are finely fluted, the buttstocks with their completely different forms denoting that the 16th century was mainly characterized by the continual search of the ergonomically and orthopedically ideal stock. It is still today that I strongly plead for exhibiting the smaller arquebus without that matchlock dummy; it is presently on view in the Mary Rose Museum Portsmouth, together with Henry VIII's personal bow. Please also see my thread on the Ottheinrich arquebus dated 1533: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=17814 And on breechloading 1450-1550: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...=breechloading Best, Michael Last edited by Matchlock; 30th December 2013 at 04:40 PM. |
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