Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Ca. 1520: One of the World's Oldest and Finest Matchlock Landsknecht Arquebuses

Matchlock · 19th May 2014, 09:54 PM

Finally, here is the real arquebus that may well have seen service in the Batlle of Pavia in 1525.

The first attachments depict the piece, in the atmosphere of my private museum, among other 700 to 500 year-old specimens from former German armories; plus a few close-ups.

Enjoy.
Michael

19th May 2014, 09:54 PM	#3
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Finally, here is the real arquebus that may well have seen service in the Batlle of Pavia in 1525. The first attachments depict the piece, in the atmosphere of my private museum, among other 700 to 500 year-old specimens from former German armories; plus a few close-ups. Enjoy. Michael Attached Images Last edited by Matchlock; 19th May 2014 at 10:11 PM.