Forum: European Armoury
23rd January 2014, 03:04 PM
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I just love this thread, there are so many...
I just love this thread, there are so many haquebuts and information i didn't find on the internet... and believe me i looked high and low for them :D
Do you also know (or can you give an...
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Forum: European Armoury
13th January 2014, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 5
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Hi Michael,
I thoughed the roman numerals...
Hi Michael,
I thoughed the roman numerals only allowed 3 of the same figures in a row? That is how i learned it in 4th grade (when i was 10 years old, so i might be mistaken).
So the 1417 date...
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Forum: European Armoury
13th January 2014, 11:51 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 26,327
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Forum: European Armoury
13th January 2014, 08:22 AM
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Replies: 20
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Forum: European Armoury
10th January 2014, 08:05 PM
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Replies: 8
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Forum: European Armoury
7th January 2014, 05:45 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 34,932
Thank you Michael,
I uncovered my own Walllace...
Thank you Michael,
I uncovered my own Walllace (and gromit) USB stick and looked the pistol up.
The buttstock seems weird indeed, there where the bone begins. The wood surrounding the locks is...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th January 2014, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 27
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I noticed that the double barrel pistol (.no....
I noticed that the double barrel pistol (.no. A1135 in the Wallace Collection) as described by Michael, shows that the lock isn't in its original place either.
There is a space between the wood en...
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Forum: European Armoury
4th January 2014, 06:42 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 26,920
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd January 2014, 08:54 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 11,683
May 2014 be a year to remember our friends the...
May 2014 be a year to remember our friends the vikings, ever so curious... sailing to every corner of the world to find knowledge (and treasure, let's not forget the treasures). A valiant goal for...
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd January 2014, 03:33 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 26,920
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd January 2014, 01:31 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 26,920
Hi Fernando K,
Thank you very much for the...
Hi Fernando K,
Thank you very much for the blunderbuss pictures. They are good enough to see the mechanism. :)
You are absolutly right Michael, if it wheren't for the high cost they would have...
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd January 2014, 07:50 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 26,920
Hi all,
Thank you for your comments and...
Hi all,
Thank you for your comments and information :)
The scene from pirates of the caribean is known to me, but i thoughed they only used replica arms in the movie... some of them pretty bad...
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd January 2014, 08:19 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 26,920
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd January 2014, 08:10 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 26,920
Hi Michael,
I am indeed suprised in a good...
Hi Michael,
I am indeed suprised in a good way to find you in this topic :D
When the blunderbuss will arrive at my home, i will investigate the name Ketland on it. It might be William or...
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd January 2014, 06:36 PM
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Replies: 23
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd January 2014, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 26,920
some more details ...
some more details
http://i39.tinypic.com/6rk506.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/2ith20w.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/2cp6r12.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/2dmhykg.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/k4i3cw.jpg...
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd January 2014, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 26,920
Rare Blunderbuss with folding bayonet
A few days before christmass i contacted the seller of this rare blunderbuss, it will arrive next Monday (because of all the holiday madness, humbug :p )
Anyway, i saw the thing and immediately was...
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Forum: European Armoury
28th December 2013, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 30,241
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Forum: European Armoury
28th December 2013, 02:38 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 30,241
Hi Michael,
I came across ths question on a...
Hi Michael,
I came across ths question on a facebook page as well some time ago.
I found that there are lots of matchlock pistols, but only as toys!!.
first one was found in Essex, England...
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Forum: European Armoury
27th December 2013, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 32,584
Thanks Michael,
Do you also have a picture...
Thanks Michael,
Do you also have a picture of the inside of this mechanism? :)
I imagine a spring on top holding the sear in place rather than underneath the sear like those in other matchlocks?...
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Forum: European Armoury
24th December 2013, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 9,157
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Forum: European Armoury
24th December 2013, 05:31 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 21,802
Great footage Michael :)
Aaaah to be a...
Great footage Michael :)
Aaaah to be a German, es wäre toll gewesen :D
A friendly german send me this last year after a great deal on a wheel lock i bought from him, Wunderbar :cool:
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd December 2013, 11:18 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 9,157
Hi Michael,
sorry old news apparently :o ...
Hi Michael,
sorry old news apparently :o
If i think about it, Leonardo was a genious man and it doesn't take to much brain power to come up with the idea of sticking 3 barrels together :p ...
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd December 2013, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 104
Views: 216,083
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Forum: European Armoury
21st December 2013, 08:35 PM
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Replies: 104
Views: 216,083
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