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Originally Posted by Matus
Hi,
there is an excellent book on the Kuchenreuter dynasty (although in German):
Die Kuchenreuter und ihre Zunftgenossen by Dirk Götschmann
There is also the Kuchenreuter family chronicle available online (in German as well):
http://www.kuchenreuter.de/datei?datei_id=2
Of course, there are other books available, covering in part the Kuchenreuters' works.
Are you collecting the guns of Johann Jacob? He is one of my favorite gunmakers...
Regards,
Matus |
Hi Matus,
Unfortunately, the author, Dirk Götschmann, has always shown a certain tendency to overestimate his own capabilities as far as early firearms are concerned. Thus, he lacked the basic authority to judge that a wheellock gun made in the style of ca. 1600 and illustrated on one of the first pages in his book on the Kuchenreuter dynasty, is not a genuine piece but a crude 19th century fake.
Not every statement is true and conveyed with real authority solely on the grounds that it is printed in a book.
Best,
Michael