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21st January 2014, 04:57 PM
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A wheellock grenade or fireworks launcher of ca. 1600, and two flintlock mortars, ca. 1740-50; all in the Muzeum Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw, Poland.
m Last edited by Matchlock; 22nd January 2014 at 04:45 PM. |
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22nd January 2014, 04:42 PM
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Better images of that fine Nuremberg mortar in the Wallace Colln. from post #4.
The description correctly points out the actual use of most of these finely wrought pieces: they were employed to launch fireworks. The foldout trigger guard provided a tighter grip. m Last edited by Matchlock; 22nd January 2014 at 08:54 PM. |
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22nd January 2014, 05:04 PM
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Re. post #17:
As of today, the French auction house Cazo provides no results of that sale of 1st Dec 2013. m Last edited by Matchlock; 22nd January 2014 at 07:38 PM. |
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