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Forum: European Armoury 2nd June 2024, 11:39 PM
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With those dimensions your gun would class as a...

With those dimensions your gun would class as a light Serpent or "Slangen" as described in Maximilian's book. The illustrations you shared are of "Mittelslangen", which are ~2m long with 6-7cm...
Forum: European Armoury 30th May 2024, 04:55 AM
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Do you have more photos of the bore, vent, & any...

Do you have more photos of the bore, vent, & any other details as well as measurements? Is it iron? The corrosion & lighting make it difficult to tell, but if it is, it very well might be an...
Forum: European Armoury 12th February 2024, 08:44 AM
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Views: 156,954
Posted By rysays
Great find Raf, it seems to describe the monk's...

Great find Raf, it seems to describe the monk's gun operating with pyrite as has been discussed, with linear & oblique cuts to the friction surface. Fig. 52 is a cannon lock from the 18th century...
Forum: European Armoury 16th January 2024, 12:24 AM
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Posted By rysays
What's possibly relevant is this line from Louis...

What's possibly relevant is this line from Louis Alfred le Blanc de Chatauvillard's "Essai sur le duel" (1836), where notched or chipped swords are expressly forbidden in the duel with epee:
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Forum: European Armoury 11th January 2024, 08:13 PM
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Posted By rysays
I was actually browsing an online gallery of...

I was actually browsing an online gallery of early wheellock tinder lighters a few days ago and noticed they all had flints inserted (with unfortunate damage to the wheels from doing so!). After also...
Forum: European Armoury 11th January 2024, 05:27 AM
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Views: 156,954
Posted By rysays
Looking closely I believe the friction bar is a...

Looking closely I believe the friction bar is a separate part from the pull ring, with a rivet just above the juncture. Possibly a repair, or because the bar is made from carburized sparking steel...
Forum: European Armoury 7th January 2024, 11:53 PM
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Views: 156,954
Posted By rysays
Looking at the plans by Peter Kunz at...

Looking at the plans by Peter Kunz at https://www.feuerwaffen.ch/waffenkonstruktionen.htm, as well as the images of the original & several reconstructions- it seems the exact nature of the friction...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th July 2020, 02:20 AM
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Views: 173,479
Posted By rysays
I have some limited experience working with...

I have some limited experience working with antique Indian & mammoth ivory and while it's very strong, it's also somewhat brittle. When ivory breaks, the cracks can chip & spread like a split log. ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th September 2017, 05:51 AM
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Views: 17,744
Posted By rysays
I've only seen these referred to as scrapers in...

I've only seen these referred to as scrapers in western blacksmithing, usually configured as a draw knife like your photo or mounted as a toothless file with a square edge. In Japanese blacksmithing...
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