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4th February 2009, 04:22 PM
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(deceased)
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking
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A very archaic wrought iron handgonne, ca. 1360
Sold at Christie's Rome, June 18, 1975.
Of wound band iron (cf. the Aljubarrota barrels) but of more archaic form, with small breech (Pulverkammer) and wider fore piece to receive the stone (?) ball (Flug). Overall length 23 cm. Originally probably attached to a stock by two iron bands. Present whereabouts unknown. Michael |
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