Forum: European Armoury
10th December 2018, 06:32 PM
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Replies: 11
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I think it´s a wall hanger-piece from the late...
I think it´s a wall hanger-piece from the late 19th century (the breastplate from the first post). :) Maybe made from two pieces and riveted because it´s easier to dish two seperate halfs instead of...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th August 2018, 09:08 PM
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Replies: 2
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Forum: European Armoury
7th August 2018, 08:38 PM
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Replies: 80
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In German there are some medieval terms like...
In German there are some medieval terms like "Handbuchse", "Hantbusse", "Fustbusse", "Handror" or "Handrohr". They all mean something like "handgun" in different variations. Many original pieces are...
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Forum: European Armoury
31st July 2018, 09:51 PM
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Replies: 14
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Yes, that´s absolutely correct. Unfortunatelly...
Yes, that´s absolutely correct. Unfortunatelly Mäesalu published only a reconstruction, but I know the look of the real fragments and the real (restored) hangun, too. There definitely is a pan cover....
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Forum: European Armoury
29th July 2018, 10:27 PM
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Replies: 12
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Two of the Gun arrows from Eltz castle were...
Two of the Gun arrows from Eltz castle were finally examined using the C14-method in 2010. One specimen could be dated within the 14th or 15th century, but the probability curve of the analysis...
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Forum: European Armoury
29th July 2018, 09:46 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 13,838
The design of the chamber in picture "B" is...
The design of the chamber in picture "B" is definitely wrong and has already been contradicted in an article from the museum in the early 20th century. They´ve done a new 3D-computer-analysis of the...
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Forum: European Armoury
29th July 2018, 09:36 PM
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Replies: 10
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Forum: European Armoury
29th July 2018, 09:25 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 14,420
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Forum: European Armoury
28th July 2018, 06:01 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 112,093
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Forum: European Armoury
25th July 2018, 08:48 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 97,668
Hi Spiridonov,
These guns have been...
Hi Spiridonov,
These guns have been published in Wilfried Tittmanns PhD thesis (Bochum 2015, unfortunatelly it´s only in German). Following Tittmann the guns from your post are in fact...
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Forum: European Armoury
25th July 2018, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 57,624
I know - this topic is really old. :)
But the...
I know - this topic is really old. :)
But the gun shown from the catalogue of the auction in Cologne is a replica of the original Mörkö gun, of course. At the end of the auction many people...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th March 2018, 10:40 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 8,940
If you search for "toy cannon" In the London...
If you search for "toy cannon" In the London Portable Antiques Scheme for example you will find very similar 18th and 19th century toys from different locations in England. Like this one:...
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Forum: European Armoury
14th February 2018, 02:26 PM
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Replies: 97
Views: 180,207
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