Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - An Unusual Handgonne in the Musée de l'Armée, Paris

Matchlock · 9th October 2010, 06:13 PM

This one is highly unusual for missing even the tiniest clear fomal dating criterion.
Although the description states it is of Western European provenance and ca. 1400, I doubt that it was made there. To me it rather looks like South East Asia.

Any comments?

Best,
Michael

9th October 2010, 06:13 PM	#1
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	An Unusual Handgonne in the Musée de l'Armée, Paris This one is highly unusual for missing even the tiniest clear fomal dating criterion. Although the description states it is of Western European provenance and ca. 1400, I doubt that it was made there. To me it rather looks like South East Asia. Any comments? Best, Michael Attached Images Last edited by Matchlock; 10th October 2010 at 12:09 PM.