Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - A Very Early Wheellock Arquebus, ca. 1530, in the Musée de l'Armée, Paris

Matchlock · 1st January 2014, 09:25 AM

Hi Fernando K.,

The very same type of pan covers of the early 1530's ca be found on the Ottheinrich arquebus of 1533, on another in the Royal Armouries Leeds and on a detached lock in the Dresden armory, all ca. 1530-35:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=17814

Best,
Michael

1st January 2014, 09:25 AM	#4
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Hi Fernando K., The very same type of pan covers of the early 1530's ca be found on the Ottheinrich arquebus of 1533, on another in the Royal Armouries Leeds and on a detached lock in the Dresden armory, all ca. 1530-35: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=17814 Best, Michael