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14th November 2008, 08:07 PM
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Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking
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Ed,
I fully agree with your justification. Traces of red lead (minium) paint - you sure caught me there! - sounds a lot like 16th/17th century by the latest. Anyway, I am covinced that you got a very early piece. A tentative attribution to Nuremberg or - in general - South Germany/Austria/The Tyrol (within their historical boundaries respectively) - cannot be generally excluded although that sort of hardy tools was made identically all over Western Europe . In any case it seems extremely attractive to me! Well done, buddy. Maybe I should start purchasing my 16th century harquebuses from ebay  Michael |
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14th November 2008, 11:06 PM
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17th November 2008, 08:53 PM
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Ed,
I was not aware that you got your Doppelhaken from ebay - holy cow, man! I will keep a close eye on all matchlock and wheel-lock harquebuses on ebay from now! Btw, all sorts of guns and gun parts are banned from ebay Germany, regardless of how old or relic they may be. So I will have to search on ebay.com and and have any purchases sent to your home. Michael |
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18th November 2008, 02:09 AM
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