Dating Earliest Barrels: the Importance of the Position of the Touch Hole

[fernando]

A beauty in your collection, Michl
... or a circumvented touch hole .


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[Matchlock]

Originally Posted by fernando

A beauty in your collection, Michl
... or a circumvente touch hole .

Indeed, 'Nando,

I have never seen anything like that piece again, and I am very glad I bought it from an old Austrian blacksmith who was not willing to part with it for weeks.

Best,
Michl