Forum: European Armoury
28th December 2012, 11:33 AM
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Queen Anne style boxlocks
Thank you Fernando and Dala for your kind comments.
I would agree that boxlock actions were incorporated into Queen Anne style pistols from the mid 1700s the pivotal
emphasis being very much on...
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Forum: European Armoury
27th December 2012, 11:39 AM
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Replies: 8
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Boxlock pocket pistol
Hello Fernando,
From your pictures you have a nice example of an English style boxlock pocket pistol. In the smaller
sizes these concealed trigger examples are often referred to as muff pistols....
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Forum: European Armoury
20th July 2012, 09:12 PM
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Replies: 13
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That's an interesting piece you have there...
That's an interesting piece you have there Fernando. I was wondering if the lock might be by Richard Edge (senior and junior) who were working as Board of Ordnance contractors 1757 -1774. ...
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Forum: European Armoury
25th February 2012, 09:38 AM
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Replies: 8
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Danish M 1772 Holster pistol.
Hi Cerjak,
That's a nice holster pistol. It's interesting that the Danish/Norwegian M 1772
shares several features with the French pattern 1733 Dragoon pistol, such
as the prominent brass...
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd February 2012, 07:37 PM
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Replies: 41
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Blunderbuss
Any blunderbuss displaying supposed Royal Mail ownership markings has to
be viewed with a large degree of scepticism, due to the significant boost
to its value granted by an authentic...
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Forum: European Armoury
14th February 2012, 10:36 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 8,382
Turn off pocket pistol
Hi Fernando,
If you look at the breach of your pistol it will probably be slightly concave so as to hold an oversized ball, say 4 to 5 thou more than the nominal bore size, on top of the...
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Forum: European Armoury
20th December 2011, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 11
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Matchlock Arquebus
Hi Michael,
I hope these photographs provide the detail that you need. The bore
diameter is 16.5mm.
I was rather surprised that you consider my proposed restoration would not
be successful. ...
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Forum: European Armoury
14th December 2011, 03:57 PM
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Replies: 11
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Matchlock Arquebus
Many thanks to Fernando for posting my pictures, and to Michael for his
reply to my last post.
When I bought this piece I realized that I was probably buying an old barrel,
which I hoped was...
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Forum: European Armoury
8th December 2011, 01:59 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 9,581
Many thanks to Fernando and Michael for their...
Many thanks to Fernando and Michael for their kind and rapid response to my post.
I was sold this gun as a 17th Century composite piece, however, I suspected the barrel was significantly earlier...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th December 2011, 10:31 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 9,581
Matchlock Arquebus
Here are the photographs as promised,sorry for the delay.I do have better quality images than the down load limit allows,which I could send direct if this is within Forum rules.
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Forum: European Armoury
30th November 2011, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 9,581
Matchlock Arquebus
Hello to all at the European Armoury Forum.
I'm looking for some information on a matchlock gun in my collection,The gun weighs about 14lb with a 3 stage swamped barrel of 34" the calibre is about...
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