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22nd November 2008, 06:58 PM
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Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking
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Snap tinder locks
Richard,
Here are some historical early 15th (the b/w one dated 1411) and early 16th century illustrations showing the use of pieces of tinder in snap locks - and sometimes the thick matchcord employed to light them. I posted some these before in my thread on the Battle of Pavia, 1525. In some of the illustrations you can clearly see that the matchholders' heads are way too small to take the thick matchcord wrapped around either the guns or the harquebusiers' arms. Michael |
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22nd November 2008, 07:02 PM
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Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking
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More.
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22nd November 2008, 07:03 PM
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Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking
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One more.
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