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Zwielicht · 30th December 2009, 04:27 PM

Matchlock,

Thank you for a photos of breech loading harquebus in the post #5!

But one thing I cannot understand from those photos - where was the hole in the cartridge, through which it's powder charge was ignited, and was the bullet put in the cartridge or right to the barrel before it?

Also, what are the dimensions of this a weapon (at least the basics - length, weight, caliber etc.)

30th December 2009, 04:27 PM	#60
Zwielicht Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 26	Matchlock, Thank you for a photos of breech loading harquebus in the post #5! But one thing I cannot understand from those photos - where was the hole in the cartridge, through which it's powder charge was ignited, and was the bullet put in the cartridge or right to the barrel before it? Also, what are the dimensions of this a weapon (at least the basics - length, weight, caliber etc.)