Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - A Remarkable Early-16th c. Cast Blank of an Arquebus Bronze Barrel

Swordfish · 29th March 2012, 06:05 PM

I don`t believe that the excavated condition was the reason for the price. Many excavated bronze barrels are in a remarkably good condition, or can be improved by slight restoration. The reason for the low interest was that it is only a half barrel! Which serious collector wants to acquire a half barrel? For this poor fragment €3200,- incl. Premium is a high price!

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Susi

29th March 2012, 06:05 PM	#2
Swordfish Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 129	I don`t believe that the excavated condition was the reason for the price. Many excavated bronze barrels are in a remarkably good condition, or can be improved by slight restoration. The reason for the low interest was that it is only a half barrel! Which serious collector wants to acquire a half barrel? For this poor fragment €3200,- incl. Premium is a high price! Best Susi