Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Possibly the oldest hand cannon dated 1346

fernando · 6th June 2018, 06:35 PM

A couple questions, if i may, Marcus ...
What is the caliber (bore) ?
If those marks mean to be a date in roman numerals, why the first two are 'arabic' ?
... And are you sure those two symbols are in fact a 1 and a 3 ? Difficult to check, specially not having this barrel in hands ...
Same goes for the first symbol between the two dots; is it really a D ? Couldn't it be two separate symbols close from each other and not just one ?
... And aren't there little barrels like this one already seen here, from about the same date, although not with a date written ?

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=cannon

Just trying to test your tolerance

M.V.G.

6th June 2018, 06:35 PM	#2
fernando Lead Moderator European Armoury Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,641	A couple questions, if i may, Marcus ... What is the caliber (bore) ? If those marks mean to be a date in roman numerals, why the first two are 'arabic' ? ... And are you sure those two symbols are in fact a 1 and a 3 ? Difficult to check, specially not having this barrel in hands ... Same goes for the first symbol between the two dots; is it really a D ? Couldn't it be two separate symbols close from each other and not just one ? ... And aren't there little barrels like this one already seen here, from about the same date, although not with a date written ? http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=cannon Just trying to test your tolerance M.V.G.