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Forum: European Armoury 1st December 2014, 08:17 PM
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Posted By Marcus den toom
Just adding some pictures to this thread which i...

Just adding some pictures to this thread which i seem to have aquired :shrug: :cool: :rolleyes:

Also re-attaching a manuscript illustrations of what might be a Stein Büchse. Not sure though,...
Forum: European Armoury 21st November 2014, 08:38 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 14,252
Posted By Marcus den toom
I saw similar breastplates in the Tower of Londen...

I saw similar breastplates in the Tower of Londen last summer and that dent is indeed a shot marking.. which makes me think this is English and most likely that of the English civil war period...
Forum: European Armoury 11th November 2014, 09:26 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 12,837
Posted By Marcus den toom
heheh, not really an expert at all, but the...

heheh, not really an expert at all, but the styles of the butstock of pistols was some what like, dagger griped (1520-30's), fish tail(1540-50s), pommel grip....
And on a side note, the first dated...
Forum: European Armoury 10th November 2014, 07:59 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 12,837
Posted By Marcus den toom
The pommel headed grips of this pistol denote a...

The pommel headed grips of this pistol denote a period of at least after 1560's.. i would even say 1570 or even later since the styles where first adopted within Germany and there after spreaded to...
Forum: European Armoury 6th November 2014, 08:06 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 10,664
Posted By Marcus den toom
A better picture of the name would indeed be...

A better picture of the name would indeed be welcome :o :D
I also noticed that the picture with the name in it might be upside down?
Forum: Swap Forum 5th November 2014, 04:21 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,768
Posted By Marcus den toom
I hope this works?

I hope this works?
Forum: Swap Forum 5th November 2014, 12:18 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,768
Posted By Marcus den toom
Books

I am selling part of my book collection on firearms. My aiming price for all of them is €750,-
Bids are accepted on seperate books, but one complete sale would be preffered.

-The visser...
Forum: European Armoury 16th October 2014, 04:01 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 9,518
Posted By Marcus den toom
Post 76 ...

Post 76

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=8185&page=3
Forum: European Armoury 12th October 2014, 03:26 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 19,999
Posted By Marcus den toom
Hi Alex, Sorry for my late reply, but the...

Hi Alex,

Sorry for my late reply, but the haft is 104cm, the total barrel with socket is 74,5cm of which 56,5cm in the barrel itself. ;)

Also thank you all for you compliments, i hope you all...
Forum: European Armoury 10th October 2014, 02:43 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 19,999
Posted By Marcus den toom
Michl's thread on the position of the touch hole...

Michl's thread on the position of the touch hole should answer sme of your questions.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18049&highlight=touch+hole

The development of the priming pan...
Forum: European Armoury 10th October 2014, 10:09 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 19,999
Posted By Marcus den toom
A two handed tiller gun with second soldier...

A two handed tiller gun with second soldier igniting. Can’t find the source on this on, it came from Pinterest but I can’t find the source. :shrug:

edit: found something by using the new...
Forum: European Armoury 10th October 2014, 10:08 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 19,999
Posted By Marcus den toom
Attachement 1: Quinte curce 1468 page 17 book...

Attachement 1: Quinte curce 1468 page 17 book guns and gunsmiths (http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=7984&CollID=18&NStart=169)

Attachement 2: /

Attachement 3: /...
Forum: European Armoury 10th October 2014, 10:06 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 19,999
Posted By Marcus den toom
On to the illustrative sources. Attachment...

On to the illustrative sources.

Attachment 1: The Siege of Mortagne, from the Chronique d’Angleterre, produced in Bruges, late 15th century.(...
Forum: European Armoury 10th October 2014, 10:03 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 19,999
Posted By Marcus den toom
See how this proud Dutchman stands... well what...

See how this proud Dutchman stands... well what did you expect me to be like :D heheh

I also made a holder for my clodshot piece which should, most likely, represent the correct kind of ammunition...
Forum: European Armoury 10th October 2014, 10:01 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 19,999
Posted By Marcus den toom
And more http://i60.tinypic.com/2a8s4rp.jpg ...

And more

http://i60.tinypic.com/2a8s4rp.jpg
http://i58.tinypic.com/144aag6.jpg
http://i62.tinypic.com/k4tvk6.jpg
http://i60.tinypic.com/715wt2.jpg
Forum: European Armoury 10th October 2014, 10:01 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 19,999
Posted By Marcus den toom
A highly important tiller gun from the Montjuic castle 1430s

My latest acquisition is this tiller gun which has its origin in the Northern regions of Spain, from the Montjuic castle to be precise. It is part of a series of tiller guns, one of them in the...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd October 2014, 10:23 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 11,190
Posted By Marcus den toom
Don't give him any idea's Michl... Nando is...

Don't give him any idea's Michl... Nando is crafty enough to even snatch one of black beard's beard matches :D :cool:

http://i58.tinypic.com/6pmbrr.jpg
Forum: European Armoury 2nd October 2014, 10:31 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 27,088
Posted By Marcus den toom
I has to be said Michl, this thread and you are...

I has to be said Michl, this thread and you are amazing ;) :cool:
Hopefully i am not too forward posting these pictures. They mainly depict the heavier guns/cannons of times long gone.
...
Forum: European Armoury 22nd September 2014, 09:29 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 13,071
Posted By Marcus den toom
That second one reminds me of these tiller guns...

That second one reminds me of these tiller guns in this manuscript: Martin le Franc (c. 1410 – 1461): Le Champion des Dames. Flandres 1442. Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, Bruxelles 9466, Fol. 4r....
Forum: European Armoury 17th September 2014, 07:00 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 8,630
Posted By Marcus den toom
Correct Nando, Butttt, the first one is more...

Correct Nando,

Butttt, the first one is more for the pictures and measurements which are understandable for anyone familiar with the Arabic numerals ;)

The little German that remains is...
Forum: European Armoury 17th September 2014, 02:50 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 8,630
Posted By Marcus den toom
Cannon balls

I found this site about old cannonballs and all other sorts of old ammunition (even haquebut bullets).

http://www.kanonen-kugeln.de/hinweis/

Also this website in German which has been posted...
Forum: European Armoury 15th September 2014, 08:11 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 85,863
Posted By Marcus den toom
Just started reading this thread (again) and...

Just started reading this thread (again) and remembered this one. It was for sale at thomas del mar but was later withdrawn for unknown reasons (at least unknown to me).
Luckily i learned...
Forum: European Armoury 9th September 2014, 09:39 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 172,649
Posted By Marcus den toom
A great subject as always Michl, But i have...

A great subject as always Michl,

But i have some questions :D ;)

Are there any contemporary writtings about this "monk's gun" ? The wheel lock mechanism has been written about in that time,...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd September 2014, 06:50 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 9,110
Posted By Marcus den toom
Hi Andi, I like the idea but... there...

Hi Andi,

I like the idea but...
there would be some technical problems setting the city on fire with a fire lanz when there is a moat around the city? Also Franz Helm has been know for window...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd September 2014, 06:53 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 23,835
Posted By Marcus den toom
Hi Andi, Though i see it as an amazing...

Hi Andi,

Though i see it as an amazing compliment those pictures where not supplied by Michl... ;) :rolleyes:

How would such a incendiary torch work Andi? It seems to me that the burning...
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