Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Two Good Wrought-iron Hackbut Barrels, Late 15th Century

Swordfish · 16th June 2012, 04:48 PM

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No answer sometimes says more than an answer.

I sum up:

These hackbut barrels are surely not genuine, but ridiculous fakes, easily recognizable at first sight, very probably forged within the the last six month.
Therefore all charakteristics described by Matchlock such as 'unusually good condition; all edges very crisp; the surface retaining their original blackened finish!?!?!; both are very similar; covered with remains of grass' (cut fresh?) are clear indications that forged new.
I can't imagine how an 'expert' like Matchlock can fall for such simple fakes.

The prices realized for these barrels show again that some crazy bidders have much more money than knowledge. In this case I take no pity on them, and it doesn't matter if these barrels are fakes or genuine pieces, which have a value of max. 3000-4000 Euro. But it is very unfotunate that such colletors decay the prices, and make it more difficult to acquire genuine items for a reasonable price.

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16th June 2012, 04:48 PM	#6
Swordfish Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 129	Good No answer sometimes says more than an answer. I sum up: These hackbut barrels are surely not genuine, but ridiculous fakes, easily recognizable at first sight, very probably forged within the the last six month. Therefore all charakteristics described by Matchlock such as 'unusually good condition; all edges very crisp; the surface retaining their original blackened finish!?!?!; both are very similar; covered with remains of grass' (cut fresh?) are clear indications that forged new. I can't imagine how an 'expert' like Matchlock can fall for such simple fakes. The prices realized for these barrels show again that some crazy bidders have much more money than knowledge. In this case I take no pity on them, and it doesn't matter if these barrels are fakes or genuine pieces, which have a value of max. 3000-4000 Euro. But it is very unfotunate that such colletors decay the prices, and make it more difficult to acquire genuine items for a reasonable price. Best Last edited by Swordfish; 17th June 2012 at 09:33 AM.