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Marcus den toom · 18th February 2015, 05:22 PM

Hi Nando,

In Michl's thread on the position of the touch hole (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18049 ) he states that the octagonal hand cannon barrels with broad and narrow flats are of the earliest type. Also the touch hole is quit small and has almost no bowl to it, so you gun could be even older, ranging from 1380s to 1400s.

Only that welding near the touch hole has to be a later adition... it looks to me like a modern (20th century) weld which has been corroded

A very nice piece, could you take a picture from the inside of the bore? And how far is the touch hole from the back of the barrel and how large is the touch hole?

edit: ps in this thread which was linked to the position of the touch hole thread is the mention of the alternating broad and narrow flats http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...nd+cannon+1400 srry for that

18th February 2015, 05:22 PM	#2
Marcus den toom Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Netherlands Posts: 494	Hi Nando, In Michl's thread on the position of the touch hole (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18049 ) he states that the octagonal hand cannon barrels with broad and narrow flats are of the earliest type. Also the touch hole is quit small and has almost no bowl to it, so you gun could be even older, ranging from 1380s to 1400s. Only that welding near the touch hole has to be a later adition... it looks to me like a modern (20th century) weld which has been corroded A very nice piece, could you take a picture from the inside of the bore? And how far is the touch hole from the back of the barrel and how large is the touch hole? edit: ps in this thread which was linked to the position of the touch hole thread is the mention of the alternating broad and narrow flats http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...nd+cannon+1400 srry for that Last edited by Marcus den toom; 18th February 2015 at 05:53 PM.