Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Matchlock Petronels, Germany, ca. 1550-1600

Matchlock · 20th May 2014, 04:03 AM

Here is the link to my latest research report on one of the earliest predecessors of petronel stocks on long guns; those long guns were aimed held firmly in front of the arquebusier's chest, with one hand firmly grabbing the downcurved buttstock: a short Landsknecht/mercenay's matchlock aquebus of ca.1520-1530, with an older brass/'bronze' barrel from ca. 1490-1510 re-used:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...+arquebus+1520

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20th May 2014, 04:03 AM	#27
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Here is the link to my latest research report on one of the earliest predecessors of petronel stocks on long guns; those long guns were aimed held firmly in front of the arquebusier's chest, with one hand firmly grabbing the downcurved buttstock: a short Landsknecht/mercenay's matchlock aquebus of ca.1520-1530, with an older brass/'bronze' barrel from ca. 1490-1510 re-used: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...+arquebus+1520 m Last edited by Matchlock; 20th May 2014 at 10:29 PM.