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Matchlock · 10th July 2012, 05:52 PM

Two very rare wheellock hand mortar pistols, ca. 1600, almost forming a pair; and a common wheellock mortar;
all Nuremberg, ca. 1590; in Skokloster Castle, Sweden.

A military pistol, ca. 1620, in the museum of Mühlhausen, Alsace.

And a fine Nuremberg wheellock mortar, ca. 1590, the trigger guard with hinged fold-out finger grip; in the Wallace Collection, London.

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10th July 2012, 05:52 PM	#4
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Two very rare wheellock hand mortar pistols, ca. 1600, almost forming a pair; and a common wheellock mortar; all Nuremberg, ca. 1590; in Skokloster Castle, Sweden. A military pistol, ca. 1620, in the museum of Mühlhausen, Alsace. And a fine Nuremberg wheellock mortar, ca. 1590, the trigger guard with hinged fold-out finger grip; in the Wallace Collection, London. m Attached Images Last edited by Matchlock; 10th July 2012 at 11:33 PM.