CALIVERMAN's Powder Flasks and Their Leather Frogs, Nuremberg, ca. 1580-1620

Matchlock · 8th December 2013, 02:24 PM

Pieter Snayers (*1592 in Antwerp, + ca. 1667 in Brussels) was a famous and prolific painter of historic battle scenes.
Please note the battle formations as squares of musketeers, calivermen, pikemen etc., which were charateristic of that period of time.

From top:

- Battle of White Mountain near Prague, Nov. 8, 1620, the first big battle of the Thirty Years War (1618-48)

- Siege of the Fortress of Löwen near Vienna, with many close-ups of weapons and accouterments, such as matchlock muskets, musket rests, bandoliers, drums and two lengths of matchcord kept in hand smoldering at both ends

- Siege of Vienna, June 5-12, 1619

- Battle of Lützen, Nov. 16, 1632, where the Swedish King Gustav Adolf died of musket wounds

Best,
Michael

8th December 2013, 02:24 PM	#34
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Pieter Snayers (1592 in Antwerp, + ca. 1667 in Brussels) was a famous and prolific painter of historic battle scenes. Please note the battle formations as squares of musketeers, calivermen, pikemen etc., which were charateristic of that period of time. From top: - Battle of White Mountain* near Prague, Nov. 8, 1620, the first big battle of the Thirty Years War (1618-48) - Siege of the Fortress of Löwen near Vienna, with many close-ups of weapons and accouterments, such as matchlock muskets, musket rests, bandoliers, drums and two lengths of matchcord kept in hand smoldering at both ends - Siege of Vienna, June 5-12, 1619 - Battle of Lützen, Nov. 16, 1632, where the Swedish King Gustav Adolf died of musket wounds Best, Michael Attached Images