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28th July 2009, 09:14 PM
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what date of this barrel? http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/attach...id=48227&stc=1
Is the wood original or not? What calibre and length? How did the clutch and back plugis was attached? |
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28th July 2009, 09:40 PM
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As I stated, ca. 1440-60, formally. As to the rest of your queries: Dear Spiridonov, please do accept the fact that I am not a clairvoyant - neither do I have access to better images nor am I able to 'see' and explain hidden features. I may have been the most avid student of earliest guns during the past 30 years (at least I hope so, otherwise my life might have been sorta wasted during that long period!) but I'm not the Pope of firearms, meaning that I am not claiming to be infallible ... Alright, okay? Sorry to have to disapoint you, my Russian pal - I understand you seem to be searching for a universal authority to present dead easy answers to your complex queries - but believe me: it ain't me you're lookin' for ... There sadly ain't no no way to prevent you from going thru a period of long, hard and painfully doubtin' studyin', and all I can offer is to try and guide you along. Learnin' means believin' a damn whole lot though. The only other possible way is doin' it all on your own.     I did. Best, Michael Last edited by Matchlock; 28th July 2009 at 10:07 PM. |
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29th July 2009, 05:24 AM
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I think that it is the axis for the cover. I had ilustraded suppositional technology to fixing os this
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29th July 2009, 10:21 AM
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This is not an axis for a missing touch hole cover but a nail to fix the stick stock to the iron socket. Bet, Michael |
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29th July 2009, 10:53 AM
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I think that (2) is the nail to fix the stick stock to the iron socket, but (1) is too far from stock to be a nail.
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29th July 2009, 11:05 AM
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Well, whatever function (1) may have, it is certainly not an axis for a touch hole cover.
Michael |
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