I definitely doubt the alledged fact that attachment no. 1 shows a touch hole prick (German: Räumnadel); in my opinion, this long needle with the double scroll to its upper end was a bodkin used for long hair.
Such a long and delicate object would have bent and broken right away, at the very first tryto prick the fouled-up touch hole of any gun ...
Further down in this thread, I will attach photos of two actual wrought iron pricks preserved in
The Michael Trömner Collection.
Best,
Michael Trömner
Last edited by Matchlock; 14th August 2014 at 01:34 PM.
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