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Matchlock · 4th June 2012, 02:54 AM

These seem to be so-called peasants weapons (German Kriegsgabeln), Central to Northern Europe (possibly Germanic, e.g. Italian, Swiss, Austrian or German), probably 17th-18th c. though they had been in use for at least a thousand years before.

Attached are scans from a medieval painting of ca. 1440-45.

Best,
Michael

4th June 2012, 02:54 AM	#4
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	These seem to be so-called peasants weapons (German Kriegsgabeln), Central to Northern Europe (possibly Germanic, e.g. Italian, Swiss, Austrian or German), probably 17th-18th c. though they had been in use for at least a thousand years before. Attached are scans from a medieval painting of ca. 1440-45. Best, Michael Attached Images Last edited by Matchlock; 4th June 2012 at 02:14 PM.