A highly important four barrel Landsknecht mace, ca. 1540

fernando · 16th January 2009, 06:28 PM

Fantabulous piece.
Such a rare combined weapon, worthy of the greatest collection.
My mouth was wide open for so long that my jaw joints are aching.

Fernando

Jim McDougall · 16th January 2009, 06:38 PM

Truly amazing Michael!!! Your photographic treasury is priceless, and this piece looks like it really meant business....never thought of a one barrel, let alone four barrel. It has always interested me that the early pistols, being single shot of course, were designed to use as clubs when the charge was spent.....this would be dramatically the same concept.
Looks like a Landsknecht 'pepperbox'

Thank you, and welcome home!!!

All the best,
Jim

fernando · 16th January 2009, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

... were designed to use as clubs when the charge was spent.....

Or the other way round, in this case; your enemy aproaches you with the assumption that you are only armed with a mace and suddenly you open the thing and give him the best

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

Looks like a Landsknecht 'pepperbox'

Never so true

Fernando

Matchlock · 16th January 2009, 08:32 PM

Thank you both, Fernando and Jim,

"Landsknecht pepperbox" is no doubt the very best term I've ever heard, Jim - great!

Fernando, I cherish your idea of surprising an appoaching enemy by flinging the cover open just in time to make him look into these four "promising" holes - before they will issue the balls!

Michael

Matchlock · 16th January 2009, 08:35 PM

I should add that the stops of the sliding wooden pan covers are just wooden pins. It's all the more surprising that three of them are still there.

m

kino · 17th January 2009, 03:14 PM

What an amazing weapon.

It will tenderize, pierce, and sears.

Pukka Bundook · 19th January 2009, 02:59 PM

When I first saw this, I remembered I'd seen it in HL Peteron and R. Elman's book, 'The Great Guns"

Holy water sprinkler....(!) what a grand and droll name !
I had been under the impression that it belonged to the Tower collection but on looking again, saw it was in Meyerick collection at the time.

Unique, and well looked after.
Thank you for showing it here Michael.

All best wishes,

R.

16th January 2009, 08:35 PM	#5
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Landsknecht pepperbox I should add that the stops of the sliding wooden pan covers are just wooden pins. It's all the more surprising that three of them are still there. m

16th January 2009, 06:28 PM	#1
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Fantabulous piece. Such a rare combined weapon, worthy of the greatest collection. My mouth was wide open for so long that my jaw joints are aching. Fernando

16th January 2009, 06:38 PM	#2
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,192	Truly amazing Michael!!! Your photographic treasury is priceless, and this piece looks like it really meant business....never thought of a one barrel, let alone four barrel. It has always interested me that the early pistols, being single shot of course, were designed to use as clubs when the charge was spent.....this would be dramatically the same concept. Looks like a Landsknecht 'pepperbox' Thank you, and welcome home!!! All the best, Jim

16th January 2009, 08:32 PM	#4
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Thank you both, Fernando and Jim, "Landsknecht pepperbox" is no doubt the very best term I've ever heard, Jim - great! Fernando, I cherish your idea of surprising an appoaching enemy by flinging the cover open just in time to make him look into these four "promising" holes - before they will issue the balls! Michael

17th January 2009, 03:14 PM	#6
kino Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,018	What an amazing weapon. It will tenderize, pierce, and sears.

19th January 2009, 02:59 PM	#7
Pukka Bundook Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 803	When I first saw this, I remembered I'd seen it in HL Peteron and R. Elman's book, 'The Great Guns" Holy water sprinkler....(!) what a grand and droll name ! I had been under the impression that it belonged to the Tower collection but on looking again, saw it was in Meyerick collection at the time. Unique, and well looked after. Thank you for showing it here Michael. All best wishes, R.