A Truly Sensational Seven Barrel Matchlock Arquebus, Brescia, ca. 1530, in Prague!

Matchlock · 16th October 2010, 10:02 AM

The seeming stock 'repairs' are not repairs!

In order to make this construction possible, each single one of the four rear barrels had to be inserted in a square block of wood, which then was glued to a cutout recess in the buttstock. It is not possible to do this any other way.

The very same procedure was used on my four barrel mace of ca. 1540: all barrels are individually inset and surrounded by pieces of wood:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=meyrick

Best,
Michael

16th October 2010, 10:02 AM	#8
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	The seeming stock 'repairs' are not repairs! In order to make this construction possible, each single one of the four rear barrels had to be inserted in a square block of wood, which then was glued to a cutout recess in the buttstock. It is not possible to do this any other way. The very same procedure was used on my four barrel mace of ca. 1540: all barrels are individually inset and surrounded by pieces of wood: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=meyrick Best, Michael