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Matchlock · 11th April 2014, 11:07 AM

These crossbow bolts, the hafts grown musty, I photographed in the Museum Nordico (City Museum) of Linz/Austria in 1989, when they were on display in an old chest, together with rare quoits and a bundle of matchcord.

For more on these rarities, please see my thread on incendiary items:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=7085,
especially
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...094#post169094

Best,
Michael

11th April 2014, 11:07 AM	#279
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	These crossbow bolts, the hafts grown musty, I photographed in the Museum Nordico (City Museum) of Linz/Austria in 1989, when they were on display in an old chest, together with rare quoits and a bundle of matchcord. For more on these rarities, please see my thread on incendiary items: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=7085, especially http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...094#post169094 Best, Michael Attached Images Last edited by Matchlock; 11th April 2014 at 12:12 PM.