Breech loading 1450-1550

[Matchlock]

Hi Marcus,


Thank you for the nice image from the Brussels Koninklijk Leger Museum. Are there any other pictures showing such beautiful stuff where you found it? Could you link that site here, please?

I did some 'photoshoping' to the tiller guns (Stangenbüchsen) of ca. 1430-50, after they had evolved wall hooks..


Best,
Michael

[Marcus den toom]

I found them here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9801567...n/photostream/

just as these few
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrea_...n/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/indread_coal/223227974/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/indread_coal/223232480/

[fernando]

Originally Posted by Matchlock

And the ca. 1700 Thurn & Taxis flintlock rifle, re-stocked in the mid 18 th century, together with its original leather collar containing 11 numbered rifled (!) cartridges - with number 12 inserted in the breech.

Michael

Maybe i failed to see this post when it came in.
This rifle is a stupendous example of gunmaking ... art ... not smithing .

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