A fine North Italian combined powder flask and wheel-lock-spanner, ca. 1550-60

Matchlock · 15th November 2008, 12:47 PM

The three guns with stitch pattern stocks in the Hofburg (Hof- und Leibrüstkammer) Vienna.

Note that the wheel-lock harquebus features an additional snap-matchlock cock left to the wheel, its tinder holder head now missing - cf. my thread A matchlock chronology ca. 1520-1720. The finely etched and fire gilt North Italian barrel is deeply struck with a maker's mark on the left rear end, just above the brim of the stock: a horizontal Gothic letter E, doubtlessly for Tusco-Emilia. This mark is known from fine cinquedeas and is also on the barrel of a short Brescian snap matchlock harquebus, ca. 1525, in my collection.

Michael

Matchlock · 10th January 2014, 02:39 PM

The Belgian Musée de l'Armée in Brussel holds another sample with triple wheellock spanner, ca. 1570-80, the screwdriver missing.
It is shown with the hinged basic plate of the top mount open so that one can see the riveting of both the horizontal spring-loaded cut-off lever and the internal little plate that actually closes and opens the entrance of the nozzle as it moves together with the cut-off.

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Matchlock · 10th January 2014, 02:46 PM

A better image of the sample in the Wallace Collection, London, ca. 1580-1600; the screwdriver is missing from the tip of the spanner.

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Matchlock · 10th January 2014, 07:05 PM

This plain but 'untouched' all-iron combined powder horn and swiveling wheellock spanner, probably Austria or South Tyrol, ca. 1550-60, was sold as a lot together with a little brass flask at Bonhams London, 23 July 2008, for 500 GBP.
The screwdriver is still present though damaged.

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Marcus den toom · 10th January 2014, 08:05 PM

I found this powder flask with screw driver at the last auction of Czerny's.
It ight be of interest

(auction 40 lot number 1038)

http://czernys.com/auctions_lot.php?...=47351&asta=40

Matchlock · 10th January 2014, 08:14 PM

Thank you so much, Marcus,

This is also Italian, ca. 1600, finely pierced and notably made overall!

Best,
Michael

Matchlock · 24th May 2014, 05:57 PM

Please also see my threads on wheellock spanners 1520-1620:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...-lock+spanners

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...-lock+spanners

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...-lock+spanners

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...l-lock+spanner

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ellock+spanner

Best,
Michael

15th November 2008, 12:47 PM	#1
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	The three guns with stitch pattern stocks in the Hofburg (Hof- und Leibrüstkammer) Vienna. Note that the wheel-lock harquebus features an additional snap-matchlock cock left to the wheel, its tinder holder head now missing - cf. my thread A matchlock chronology ca. 1520-1720. The finely etched and fire gilt North Italian barrel is deeply struck with a maker's mark on the left rear end, just above the brim of the stock: a horizontal Gothic letter E, doubtlessly for Tusco-Emilia. This mark is known from fine cinquedeas and is also on the barrel of a short Brescian snap matchlock harquebus, ca. 1525, in my collection. Michael Attached Images

10th January 2014, 02:39 PM	#2
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	The Belgian Musée de l'Armée in Brussel holds another sample with triple wheellock spanner, ca. 1570-80, the screwdriver missing. It is shown with the hinged basic plate of the top mount open so that one can see the riveting of both the horizontal spring-loaded cut-off lever and the internal little plate that actually closes and opens the entrance of the nozzle as it moves together with the cut-off. m Attached Images Last edited by Matchlock; 10th January 2014 at 03:02 PM.

10th January 2014, 02:46 PM	#3
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	A better image of the sample in the Wallace Collection, London, ca. 1580-1600; the screwdriver is missing from the tip of the spanner. m Attached Images Last edited by Matchlock; 10th January 2014 at 02:59 PM.

10th January 2014, 07:05 PM	#4
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	This plain but 'untouched' all-iron combined powder horn and swiveling wheellock spanner, probably Austria or South Tyrol, ca. 1550-60, was sold as a lot together with a little brass flask at Bonhams London, 23 July 2008, for 500 GBP. The screwdriver is still present though damaged. m Attached Images

10th January 2014, 08:05 PM	#5
Marcus den toom Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Netherlands Posts: 534	I found this powder flask with screw driver at the last auction of Czerny's. It ight be of interest (auction 40 lot number 1038) http://czernys.com/auctions_lot.php?...=47351&asta=40

10th January 2014, 08:14 PM	#6
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Thank you so much, Marcus, This is also Italian, ca. 1600, finely pierced and notably made overall! Best, Michael

24th May 2014, 05:57 PM	#7
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Please also see my threads on wheellock spanners 1520-1620: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...-lock+spanners http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...-lock+spanners http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...-lock+spanners http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...l-lock+spanner http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ellock+spanner Best, Michael