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Forum: European Armoury
Today, 01:43 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 494
Posted By
Pukka Bundook
Thank you for the reply, Raf.
Yes, possibly...Thank you for the reply, Raf. Yes, possibly Malasia. It also reminds me of the snaplock serpent, seen on some of Tipu Sultan's guns. |
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Forum: European Armoury
Yesterday, 02:26 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 494
Posted By
Pukka Bundook
Raf,
Thank you for these photos!
a few days ago...Raf, Thank you for these photos! a few days ago I'd never seen one, now I've seen two with this simple sear ! Can you tell me where this lock is from? Best, Richard. |
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Forum: European Armoury
25th January 2021, 06:18 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 494
Posted By
Pukka Bundook
Thank you for the photos, Philip.
Not seen that...Thank you for the photos, Philip. Not seen that type either. It Is a simple design, and probably as good as the pinned type. As you say though, the Finnish model takes this design a step further.... |
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Forum: European Armoury
24th January 2021, 02:03 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 494
Posted By
Pukka Bundook
Philip,
Although this lock has the same...Philip, Although this lock has the same horizontal sear as the locks you mention, I have never (in my sheltered life!) seen one so simply constructed! Even on the earliest locks, like snapping... |
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd January 2021, 03:06 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 494
Posted By
Pukka Bundook
Ulrik,
Thank you for showing this rifle!
I am...Ulrik, Thank you for showing this rifle! I am very interested in this type, and find so very little in the way of photos or writings about them! (Finnish sealing and hunting guns/rifles) That... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd January 2021, 02:54 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 299
Posted By
Pukka Bundook
David,
I would go so far as to say that nearly...David, I would go so far as to say that nearly all ferrous grips were made in parts and brazed together. I have not seen as many as some here, but all the ones I Have seen were made that way. I will... |
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Forum: European Armoury
30th October 2020, 02:24 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,482
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Pukka Bundook
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Forum: European Armoury
24th October 2020, 04:07 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,482
Posted By
Pukka Bundook
Wheellock,
If you search using...Wheellock, If you search using "Tinderlock" or "Snaplock,....snapping matchlock, or Arquebus" you will get swamped in Michael's old threads and photos. Michael had one of the earliest known... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th October 2020, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,848
Posted By
Pukka Bundook
Hello David,
I think it was Major Noel Corry,...Hello David, I think it was Major Noel Corry, Steeple Bumpstead, if I remember right. He had a vast pile of ballast he had sent home. A good few of his barrels were still loaded to some degree. The... |
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Forum: European Armoury
12th January 2020, 02:29 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 9,123
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Pukka Bundook
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Forum: European Armoury
9th January 2020, 11:52 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,272
Posted By
Pukka Bundook
Thank you Corrado!
This is a brilliant example...Thank you Corrado! This is a brilliant example and the screws you show are what we needed to see. Thank you for the photos. Best, R. |
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Forum: European Armoury
9th January 2020, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,899
Posted By
Pukka Bundook
I can not say anything about the age of this...I can not say anything about the age of this lock, other than it looks very competently made. It is very well put together if 'new'. Very good fit where the breast of the cock rests on the fence of... |
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Forum: European Armoury
8th January 2020, 10:39 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 9,685
Posted By
Pukka Bundook
Patrick,
You will never get far reading My mind!...Patrick, You will never get far reading My mind! :) :o |
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Forum: European Armoury
8th January 2020, 10:35 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,272
Posted By
Pukka Bundook
Patrick,
I Have Not seen this one before, so...Patrick, I Have Not seen this one before, so thanks for the photos! What you have, I would have said I feel for certain, is the Charleville musket, model 1766-68. But, as the experts say otherwise... |
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Forum: European Armoury
7th January 2020, 03:10 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 9,685
Posted By
Pukka Bundook
Very good to see these differing screws,...Very good to see these differing screws, Patrick! Now, In another thread, please show the rest of this very interesting gun! Yes, I have seen it , though not in detail. :-) I am sure many here... |
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd January 2020, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 9,685
Posted By
Pukka Bundook
Patrick,
Very Good to see you here!
If you have...Patrick, Very Good to see you here! If you have troubles with the photos, send me them and I'll post till you have it sorted out. It Is a pity Michael went before hos time; You could maybe have... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd December 2019, 02:25 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,028
Posted By
Pukka Bundook
It looks an interesting and attractive knife,...It looks an interesting and attractive knife, Martin. The handle on this appears to be a bear jaw-bone, and there was some made this way originally. The blade looks more modern than I would expect... |
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Forum: European Armoury
11th November 2019, 08:31 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,545
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Pukka Bundook
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Forum: European Armoury
26th October 2019, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,700
Posted By
Pukka Bundook
Dana,
This is a lovely and very interesting...Dana, This is a lovely and very interesting rifle! When I saw the "screwless lock, I wondered if it pre-or post dated Henry Nock's version. I still don't know, as I see the lock is a replacement. ... |
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Forum: European Armoury
21st August 2019, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,113
Posted By
Pukka Bundook
Morning Andrew,
There's nothing helpful in Sir...Morning Andrew, There's nothing helpful in Sir Ralph Payne -Gallwey's book I don't suppose? I can look mine out and get back to you, as time permits. Weather good for a couple of days so... |
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Forum: European Armoury
9th August 2019, 03:00 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,299
Posted By
Pukka Bundook
Jim,
You have set yourself quite a challenge...Jim, You have set yourself quite a challenge here..................sorting fact from years of fiction! I can add nothing as to what Doc used in the way of a shotgun, and we do know that every... |
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Forum: European Armoury
9th August 2019, 02:40 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,893
Posted By
Pukka Bundook
A charming post, David, thank you.
I would have...A charming post, David, thank you. I would have had an awful hard time chucking them overboard on the way back! It does show though, how the seriousness of his posting was taken, and how if this... |
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Forum: European Armoury
9th June 2019, 02:52 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,788
Posted By
Pukka Bundook
To me, it looks like a breech from an early...To me, it looks like a breech from an early breech-loader, but why no touchhole I cannot say, unless it is filled with rust and hidden.... Best regards, Richard. |
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Forum: European Armoury
21st May 2019, 03:11 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,655
Posted By
Pukka Bundook
Jim,
Nice to talk to you!!
I do not know if all...Jim, Nice to talk to you!! I do not know if all Michael's arms and accoutrements were ever properly catalogued. I did think of going through the Herman Historica Auctions, finding and saving the... |
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Forum: European Armoury
19th May 2019, 01:46 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,655
Posted By
Pukka Bundook
Michael Tromner collection.Friends, it deeply saddens me to say this, but more of Michael's collection is up for auction at Herman Historica. I saw about seven of his beloved matchlock muskets, and did not look further. I do... |
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