Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Two Multibarrel Organ Guns by Leonardo da Vinci, ca. 1500

Matchlock · 3rd October 2010, 07:30 PM

The short and swamped muzzle sections account for the exact dating.

Interestingly enough, Indian organ guns used to look very similar to the one on the right even in the 18th and 19th centuries, only their muzzle sections were longer being based on the German style of ca. 1520.

Best,
Michael

3rd October 2010, 07:30 PM	#1
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Two Multibarrel Organ Guns by Leonardo da Vinci, ca. 1500 The short and swamped muzzle sections account for the exact dating. Interestingly enough, Indian organ guns used to look very similar to the one on the right even in the 18th and 19th centuries, only their muzzle sections were longer being based on the German style of ca. 1520. Best, Michael Attached Images