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15th November 2008, 04:03 PM
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More.
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15th November 2008, 04:07 PM
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Even more.
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15th November 2008, 04:10 PM
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The rest.
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15th November 2008, 04:13 PM
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Photos of the Vienna harquebus with finely etched and fire gilt barrel, as well as of the Milano cinquedea, attached, both bearing the same Tusco-Emilian e mark.
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15th November 2008, 05:19 PM
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Arms Historian
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Absolutely breathtaking Michael!!!
Thank you again a million times!! for presenting these wonderful photos with such detail, even to dismantling the weapons to examine each element....this is better than any museum tour ever dreamed of. Excellent presentation showing the seahorse alongside the serpentine......brilliant illustration which really shows the creative imagination of these artisans in applying subtle and stylized reflection of traditional or popular themes. Often in ethnographic pieces the stylized zoomorphic creatures remain unidentified positively, but here is a perfect match! You indeed have great reason to be proud of these, and we are fortunate to have you sharing them with us!!! Thank you so much. All the best, Jim |
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17th November 2008, 01:52 PM
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Michael,
You have again given us something unique, and in such detail as can not be had elswhere! No books I am aware of show an arm to this measure. I feel very excited about it and would love to try and make something a bit like it!! I presume it has a cheek-stock? How does it feel when aimed? May I ask the length of the barrel? Though I can not see it, I presume the sear passing through the lock-plate has a spring? It must indeed be unique, having the original worm and ball puller still present! Thank you again, and all the best! Richard. |
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17th November 2008, 05:44 PM
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Hi, Richard,
I am so glad you like my work. It is hard work as I have to reduce all images in size considerably to be able and upload them. The sear is of couse spring loaded; the spring is a broad, thin iron strip riveted to the lock plate and working horizontally on the sear; it can be seen right behind the ankled sear, on the right. In earliest locks like this, the single arm springs were just made by hammering a cold iron strip. The length of the barrel is 61 cm, the length of the barrel tang 5.6 cm; the lock plate is 17.5 cm long, its greatest width is 1.2 cm. The gun does actually not have a cheek stock; the earliest cheek stocks I know came up in the 1530's but were not very common with military guns. My camera is currently on strike, so please allow a week or so for posting images of the left side of the stock. Please feel free to ask for more information. And please share your gun with us when it's finished. Michael |
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