A beautiful Nuremberg haquebut with profusely painted stock, ca. 1550

Matchlock · 26th September 2008, 07:30 PM

Nice idea, Richard.

Actually there is someone over here in Germany who makes exact firing replicas after taking all the measurements including the weight from original pieces. His replicas are manufactured using the same techniques the old gunsmiths did 500 years ago. And they are officially black powder proofed!

He recently made a small tinder snap-lock target harquebus of ca. 1515-20 after almost 500 year-old drafts, and at 89 cm overall length and 14 mm caliber, it is a very cute little gun (images attached). He is by far the best.

Thank you for your encouraging lines,

Michael

26th September 2008, 07:30 PM	#10
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Firing replicas of 500 year old guns Nice idea, Richard. Actually there is someone over here in Germany who makes exact firing replicas after taking all the measurements including the weight from original pieces. His replicas are manufactured using the same techniques the old gunsmiths did 500 years ago. And they are officially black powder proofed! He recently made a small tinder snap-lock target harquebus of ca. 1515-20 after almost 500 year-old drafts, and at 89 cm overall length and 14 mm caliber, it is a very cute little gun (images attached). He is by far the best. Thank you for your encouraging lines, Michael Attached Images