An extremely rare short Landsknechts' matchlock harquebus, Suhl ?, ca. 1540

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An extremely rare short Landsknechts' matchlock harquebus, Suhl ?, ca. 1540

24th March 2012, 04:01 PM	#21
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	A piece of period artwork, by Reinhard Solms, ca. 1540, from his Kriegsbüchlein (war booklet). Note both the characteristic tubular back sight - which on most original guns of that period is missing nowadays - and the shape of the butt stock. m Attached Images Last edited by Matchlock; 24th March 2012 at 05:59 PM.

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