16th c. German Dopplehacken

Lansquenet59 · 21st January 2020, 09:15 PM

Hello, I have a piece of the same kind! Mine comes from a castle in Belgium whose name I forgot. The gardener of the castle who was to clear the contents of a cellar, sold lots of things on a flea market. And walkers came across this!
I was able to acquire it later.
It's really a chance to be able to find this!

Victrix · 22nd January 2020, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Lansquenet59

Hello, I have a piece of the same kind! Mine comes from a castle in Belgium whose name I forgot. The gardener of the castle who was to clear the contents of a cellar, sold lots of things on a flea market. And walkers came across this!
I was able to acquire it later.
It's really a chance to be able to find this!

An amazing find! Congratulations.

fernando · 22nd January 2020, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Lansquenet59

... Hello, I have a piece of the same kind! ...

Yet yours is a different animal, Thomas. While Ed's examle belongs in the cannon family, yours is the barrel of a haquebut ... right ?

Lansquenet59 · 22nd January 2020, 06:50 PM

Yes, "hacquebute à croc" in french.
Late 15th century, early 16th. There were also bronze models. A model is visible in a museum near my home (St-Omer), it was found in old ditches of the ramparts of the city of Ardres (northern France). Note, the ignition is on the side, so as not to interfere with the vision of the shot.

fernando · 22nd January 2020, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Lansquenet59

... Note, the ignition is on the side, so as not to interfere with the vision of the shot...

A new step in these guns evolution, in their path to later shoulder guns !

M ELEY · 22nd January 2020, 08:41 PM

Both of these are amazing pieces! Don't remember seeing Ed's thread from earlier. His appears to be a mounted 'wall gun', the precursor to the later swivel guns used both on ship's rails and fortress walls.

Thomas's piece is, as noted, a haquebut. Shocking to see how big the barrel is! It literally was a hand cannon...

21st January 2020, 09:15 PM	#1
Lansquenet59 Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: France Posts: 132	Hello, I have a piece of the same kind! Mine comes from a castle in Belgium whose name I forgot. The gardener of the castle who was to clear the contents of a cellar, sold lots of things on a flea market. And walkers came across this! I was able to acquire it later. It's really a chance to be able to find this! Attached Images

22nd January 2020, 06:50 PM	#4
Lansquenet59 Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: France Posts: 132	Yes, "hacquebute à croc" in french. Late 15th century, early 16th. There were also bronze models. A model is visible in a museum near my home (St-Omer), it was found in old ditches of the ramparts of the city of Ardres (northern France). Note, the ignition is on the side, so as not to interfere with the vision of the shot.

22nd January 2020, 08:41 PM	#6
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,207	Both of these are amazing pieces! Don't remember seeing Ed's thread from earlier. His appears to be a mounted 'wall gun', the precursor to the later swivel guns used both on ship's rails and fortress walls. Thomas's piece is, as noted, a haquebut. Shocking to see how big the barrel is! It literally was a hand cannon...