3rd January 2015, 02:30 PM
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(deceased)
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking
Posts: 4,310
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Originally Posted by Matchlock
For a detailed discussion of that 16 kilogram monster of a matchlock wall gun/haquebut from the former Regensburg City Arsenal, now in The Michael Trömner Collection, please see author's thread:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=10481
Unfortunately, none of all those photos depicts the rust hole in the priming pan; I will get one, though - I promise!
Best,
Michael
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Finally, here are the images of the pan perforated by rust, due to holding the priming powder for hundreds of years.
For more details on this wall gun, see:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/editpo...tpost&p=179338
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Last edited by Matchlock; 4th January 2015 at 11:17 AM.
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