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Matchlock · 6th October 2013, 09:46 AM

Hi Andi,

Thanks for the close-up of the muzzle slanted. Telling by the thickness of the barrel wall and its relations to the bore, my first guess seems to be right: this is most probably the cut-off remainder of the barrel of a former matchlock or wheellock musket of ca. 1600.

Best,
Michael

6th October 2013, 09:46 AM	#5
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Hi Andi, Thanks for the close-up of the muzzle slanted. Telling by the thickness of the barrel wall and its relations to the bore, my first guess seems to be right: this is most probably the cut-off remainder of the barrel of a former matchlock or wheellock musket of ca. 1600. Best, Michael