Snap Tinder Lock - Usage

Matchlock · 8th March 2014, 04:00 PM

Hi Martin,

What my friend Armin, who built this gun for you, told you can be but repeated by me: our own experimentation is the most important thing to exploring such 500- to 600-year-old details that have become outdated long since.

Alas, no real sort of 'owner's manual' to using tinder is known. I am sure though that Johann Heinrich Zedler, in the many volumes of his Universal-Lexikon (1st half to mid-18th century), also included the entries 'Schwamm' and 'Zunder' (German for tinder), giving older sources as well. All the big university libraries have copies of Zedler's Lexikon, so all you have to do is look for the last volume.
I have, in the course of the years, tried to post all early sources showing the use of tinder in gun igniting mechanisms. What I could not find, however, were rules concerning the single steps of the loading procedure for such guns. I trust, though, that the common sense and a combination of sanity and reason will reliably guide you.

Best,
Michael

Martin Moser · 8th March 2014, 05:18 PM

Hi Michael,

thanks for your answer! I was quite sure you'd immediately recognize where this one comes from :-)

Quote:

Alas, no real sort of 'owner's manual' to using tinder is known

Hm, yes, I feared as much, but you never know ... Thanks for the pointer to Zedler - his complete Universallexikon is online and searchable btw.: http://www.zedler-lexikon.de/ :-) Now I only have to work my way through the "Bilze" entry ...

Best,
Martin

Andi · 8th March 2014, 08:41 PM

Servus Martin!

Nice to meet you here since a long time. Your Schwammschloßbüchse is really phantastic, a very nice piece. Congratulations. I hope to meet you somewhere soon.

Matchlock · 24th May 2014, 08:08 PM

Servus, Martin and Andi,

Please see here:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18532

Best/viele Grüße,
Michael

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8th March 2014, 04:00 PM	#1
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Hi Martin, What my friend Armin, who built this gun for you, told you can be but repeated by me: our own experimentation is the most important thing to exploring such 500- to 600-year-old details that have become outdated long since. Alas, no real sort of 'owner's manual' to using tinder is known. I am sure though that Johann Heinrich Zedler, in the many volumes of his Universal-Lexikon (1st half to mid-18th century), also included the entries 'Schwamm' and 'Zunder' (German for tinder), giving older sources as well. All the big university libraries have copies of Zedler's Lexikon, so all you have to do is look for the last volume. I have, in the course of the years, tried to post all early sources showing the use of tinder in gun igniting mechanisms. What I could not find, however, were rules concerning the single steps of the loading procedure for such guns. I trust, though, that the common sense and a combination of sanity and reason will reliably guide you. Best, Michael

8th March 2014, 08:41 PM	#3
Andi Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Halstenbek, Germany Posts: 203	Servus Martin! Nice to meet you here since a long time. Your Schwammschloßbüchse is really phantastic, a very nice piece. Congratulations. I hope to meet you somewhere soon.

24th May 2014, 08:08 PM	#4
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Servus, Martin and Andi, Please see here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18532 Best/viele Grüße, Michael