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4th June 2012, 03:54 AM
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Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking
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These seem to be so-called peasants weapons (German Kriegsgabeln), Central to Northern Europe (possibly Germanic, e.g. Italian, Swiss, Austrian or German), probably 17th-18th c. though they had been in use for at least a thousand years before.
Attached are scans from a medieval painting of ca. 1440-45. Best, Michael Last edited by Matchlock; 4th June 2012 at 03:14 PM. |
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