Early Matchlock Arquebuses and 'Chain' Balls at the Battle near Orsza, Poland, 1514

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Early Matchlock Arquebuses and 'Chain' Balls at the Battle near Orsza, Poland, 1514

5th December 2013, 09:54 PM	#4
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	And a detail with a piece of old tinder in the serpentine, of the oldest known complete long gun in existence, ca. 1400-10 (!!!), in my collection. The watercolor is dated 1411, from the famous Cod.Vind.3069 (Vienna Library). Best, Michael Attached Images Last edited by Matchlock; 5th December 2013 at 10:10 PM.

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