A fine Nuremberg matchlock Landsknecht harquebus, dated 1539

Matchlock · 1st December 2008, 12:32 PM

At the Museum Ferdinandeum, Innsbruck/The Tyrol.

The non-presence of a pan denotes that the barrel was originally stocked together with

- either a matchlock mechanism with integrally riveted pan

or

- a wheel-lock mechanism.

The present stock is a 19th century reconstruction; while its form seems quite correct the wood is not. It is pinewood whereas heavy pieces were originally stocked mostly in oak and sometimes in ash.

Michael

1st December 2008, 12:32 PM	#6
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	A fine brass barrel dated 1539 At the Museum Ferdinandeum, Innsbruck/The Tyrol. The non-presence of a pan denotes that the barrel was originally stocked together with - either a matchlock mechanism with integrally riveted pan or - a wheel-lock mechanism. The present stock is a 19th century reconstruction; while its form seems quite correct the wood is not. It is pinewood whereas heavy pieces were originally stocked mostly in oak and sometimes in ash. Michael Attached Images