Breech loading 1450-1550 - Page 12

fernando · 9th July 2009, 01:15 AM

Hi Michael,
Thank you so much

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matchlock

1. I know of no surviving locking bars for breeches ....

Even taking into account Brodaxe's post #18 in this thread?

Fernando

Matchlock · 10th July 2009, 03:06 PM

Especially taking broadaxe's documentation into consideration, Fernando.

As e.g. your postings have taught me almost anything must be granted to be a possible solution (remember the wooden hooks on haquenuts?)

Iron wedges would of course have been more stable and thus more probable.

Michael

Spiridonov · 18th July 2009, 08:54 PM

Two 15 century breach-loading guns from museum of artillery in Saint-Petersberg

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Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Especially taking broadaxe's documentation into consideration, Fernando. As e.g. your postings have taught me almost anything must be granted to be a possible solution (remember the wooden hooks on haquenuts?) Iron wedges would of course have been more stable and thus more probable. Michael