Matchlock Hand Mortar

Matchlock · 10th July 2012, 05:26 PM

Two more instances in the Bayerisches Armeemuseum Ingolstadt, both equiped with wheellock mechanisms:

- the first Nuremberg, ca. 1590, retaining its safety-catch

- the other Nuremberg, ca. 1600, part of the inside mechanism missing

- a similar sample equiped with a wheellock mechanism and left-hand side safety-catch, Nurembeg, ca. 1610, sold Christie's, Oct 25, 2001

- and the only known illustrative source of period artwork, ca. 1600, showing the way a wheellock hand mortar was rested upright on top of the shoulder when firing.

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10th July 2012, 05:26 PM	#3
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Two more instances in the Bayerisches Armeemuseum Ingolstadt, both equiped with wheellock mechanisms: - the first Nuremberg, ca. 1590, retaining its safety-catch - the other Nuremberg, ca. 1600, part of the inside mechanism missing - a similar sample equiped with a wheellock mechanism and left-hand side safety-catch, Nurembeg, ca. 1610, sold Christie's, Oct 25, 2001 - and the only known illustrative source of period artwork, ca. 1600, showing the way a wheellock hand mortar was rested upright on top of the shoulder when firing. m Attached Images Last edited by Matchlock; 10th July 2012 at 11:31 PM.