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Forum: European Armoury
28th September 2012, 11:10 PM
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Matchlock
Two more Late-Gothic German ammunition...Two more Late-Gothic German ammunition chests/caskets partitioned for various accouterments are illustrated in the Kunst- und Wunderbuch (Book of Arts, Crafts and Miracles), Weimar, ca. 1520. Please... |
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Forum: European Armoury
28th September 2012, 04:18 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,313
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Matchlock
This is the oldest known large powder horn (29...This is the oldest known large powder horn (29 cm) that ever occurred to me, ca. 1540-60. The basal plate on the iron top mount shows a Late-Gothic embossed and curved decoration and a combined... |
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Forum: European Armoury
28th September 2012, 03:45 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,313
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Matchlock
The Battle of Pavia, 1525, revisited.
Three...The Battle of Pavia, 1525, revisited. Three details from an attachment to post #2, a Brussels tapestry in the Museo di Capodimonte Naples, showing the top mounts of early powder horns comprising... |
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Forum: European Armoury
28th September 2012, 01:06 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,313
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Matchlock
In the Museo d'Arti Applicate (Museum of Applied...In the Museo d'Arti Applicate (Museum of Applied Arts), Milan, there is a highly interesting and small, beveled container of thin, embossed and blued/browned iron, the top fitted with a hinged lid,... |
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Forum: European Armoury
27th September 2012, 02:13 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 596
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Matchlock
For a highly unusual trapezoid flask, please...For a highly unusual trapezoid flask, please see http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=10549& highlight=nuremberg+powder+flask m |
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Forum: European Armoury
27th September 2012, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 596
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Matchlock
For cartridge boxes, please...For cartridge boxes, please see http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=8540&highlight=cartridge+boxes m |
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Forum: European Armoury
27th September 2012, 01:22 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 508
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Matchlock
Only if you drop it on your foot! :D
Don't...Only if you drop it on your foot! :D Don't worry! Best, Michael |
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Forum: European Armoury
26th September 2012, 11:57 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,313
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Matchlock
For more information, please refer to my related...For more information, please refer to my related threads and... |
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Forum: European Armoury
26th September 2012, 11:16 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,313
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Matchlock
The First Cartridges!I addition to the attachments from the shooting rage of ca. 1520-30 posted above, depicted in the Löffelholz manuscript, I wish to point out some details. The first close-up attached shows an... |
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Forum: European Armoury
26th September 2012, 09:30 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,313
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Matchlock
And the rest, including
- a stone sculpture of...And the rest, including - a stone sculpture of an arquebusier and his horn, ca. 1490-1500, in the cathedral in Chartreuse, France - and a painting of the Resurrection, from the Herscheider Altar,... |
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Forum: European Armoury
26th September 2012, 08:49 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,313
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Matchlock
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Forum: European Armoury
26th September 2012, 07:10 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,313
Posted By
Matchlock
14th-15th c.: How Powder and Ball etc. Were Kept Before Powder Flasks AppearedAs both additional and preliminary notes to my thread on earliest trapezoid powder flasks of the 16th c., I would like to post the few earliest sources of period artwork depicting vessels like... |
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Forum: European Armoury
26th September 2012, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 225
Views: 31,825
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Matchlock
1483: Gothic Bows Throwing Incendiary Arrows Against Hackbuts!At least we may assume these are incendiary arrows. I realize they rather look as if a sheet of paper with the the notice 'Surrender!' is wrapped around the tips - but how much sense does that make?!... |
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Forum: European Armoury
26th September 2012, 04:02 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,353
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Matchlock
Similar stocked haquebuts/hackbuts employed in...Similar stocked haquebuts/hackbuts employed in defending a sieged town, are illustrated in Diebold Schilling's Berne Chronicle, 1483. m |
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Forum: European Armoury
25th September 2012, 05:23 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 12,706
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Matchlock
A matchlock mechanism for a Swedish military...A matchlock mechanism for a Swedish military musket, 1620's; Armémuseum Stockholm. For a treatise on matchcord, please see http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=15668 Best, Michael |
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Forum: European Armoury
25th September 2012, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,346
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Matchlock
And the matchlock mechanism für a Swedish...And the matchlock mechanism für a Swedish military musket, 1620's. m |
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Forum: European Armoury
25th September 2012, 05:14 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,346
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Matchlock
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Forum: European Armoury
25th September 2012, 05:08 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,346
Posted By
Matchlock
A Bundle and Lengths of 17th C. Matchcord, Armémuseum StockholmThe bundle on top weighs 3.4 kg and might measure 10 m in length. Simliar to the images I posted before, the close-ups allow to study the characteristic fibrous structure of match rope. And a... |
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Forum: European Armoury
20th September 2012, 11:56 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 508
Posted By
Matchlock
Hi Multumesc,
Although it is almost impossible...Hi Multumesc, Although it is almost impossible to tell I would tentatively say that, regarding the relative depth it was found at and the state of corrosion, it might be quite an early ball - 15th... |
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Forum: European Armoury
18th September 2012, 03:57 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,629
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Matchlock
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Forum: European Armoury
18th September 2012, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,629
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Matchlock
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Forum: European Armoury
18th September 2012, 02:47 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,629
Posted By
Matchlock
Oh no,
The pun translates perfectly into German...Oh no, The pun translates perfectly into German where finger is Finger too, and digit derives from Latin digitus anyway! :cool: And: I understand, no digital bits in the analog photograph of your... |
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Forum: European Armoury
18th September 2012, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 596
Posted By
Matchlock
Hi Yancey,
Thanks for your kind words, and keep...Hi Yancey, Thanks for your kind words, and keep enjoying my threads. Best, Michael |
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Forum: European Armoury
18th September 2012, 01:27 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,629
Posted By
Matchlock
Thanks so much for that explanation, Kronckew,
I...Thanks so much for that explanation, Kronckew, I didn't realize either that mosaics consited of bits and bytes instead of pieces of stones! :D m |
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Forum: European Armoury
17th September 2012, 08:49 PM
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Replies: 381
Views: 51,453
Posted By
Matchlock
Over 42,000 views - WOW!
Thanks a lot for...Over 42,000 views - WOW! Thanks a lot for looking, folks! I will keep updating this thread. Best, Michael |
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