A fine Styrian snap tinderlock gun, ca. 1525, in the Graz Armory
Made by Peter Hofkircher who had his workshop at the nearby town of Mürzzuschlag.
It features a part lock plate chararcertistic of the 1520s-30 though complete lock plates were widely in use by then. The stock is of either limewood or pearwood.
Though having a recoil stop (hook) both its relatively small caliber of 15.7 mm and relatively light weight of 8.7 kilograms denote that is not really a wall gun but rather a long harquebus with a support hook.
The overall length of the piece is 179 cm.
Enjoy.
Michael
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