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15th July 2014, 08:54 PM
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some incendiiary devives deployed? Andi?
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2nd September 2014, 09:33 AM
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Any thoughts on the above and below images?
 I reposted the one with the city under siege... it looks like some wooden pole gun? The third image is black powder in a "mortar" beeing prepaired/made.   
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2nd September 2014, 08:05 PM
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The poled weapon in Michaels post of the Manuscript Judith and Holofernes of 1430 may be something like an early fire or tar lance (German: Pechlanze or Stumrlanze) or an incendiary torch. I would definitevely not interprete this weapon as a handgun. Below a detail of Manuscript BNF Français 20090 Bible Historiale de Jean de Berry Folio 416r Dating 1380-1390 Bibliothèque Nationale Paris, France. Look at the red suited warrior on the lower right corner holding a burning weapon in his hands. |
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3rd September 2014, 07:53 AM
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Hi Andi,
Though i see it as an amazing compliment those pictures where not supplied by Michl...   How would such a incendiary torch work Andi? It seems to me that the burning mass should be propelled some way before it gets trough and over the city walls? |
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3rd September 2014, 04:38 PM
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Firearms at Dithmarscher Landesmuseum Meldorf, Germany.
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/471118810992928088/ Medieval breech loaders from / at Stockholm Sweden http://www.pinterest.com/pin/471118810992928086/ http://www.pinterest.com/opheliepeco...val-artillery/ |
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