Ethnographic Arms & Armour
 

Go Back   Ethnographic Arms & Armour > Discussion Forums > European Armoury

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
Old 10th June 2019, 11:59 AM   #1
corrado26
Member
 
corrado26's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Black Forest, Germany
Posts: 1,164
Default Sswedish flintlock of about 1780

A friend of mine owns a rather short flintlock gun with smooth barrel and brass mounts, the ramrod pipes with trompet like openings that came into use in about 1775. Total length is 902mm, barrel length 624mm and the calibre is 14,3mm. Very strange is the roman IX at the counterplate and the monogram GV = G5 for the Swedish king Gustav V. Adolph, 1907-1950 (see Flämig, Monogramms on coins etc) with the year 1948. J

Has anyone here an explanation, why this gun of the end of the 18. century shows a monogramm of a Swedish king of the first half of the 20. century?
Thanks
corrado26
Attached Images
          

Last edited by corrado26; 10th June 2019 at 01:10 PM.
corrado26 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10th June 2019, 12:25 PM   #2
fernando
Lead Moderator European Armoury
 
fernando's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Portugal
Posts: 9,617
Default

A recreation musket ... like for military academy cadets ?
fernando is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10th June 2019, 03:30 PM   #3
corrado26
Member
 
corrado26's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Black Forest, Germany
Posts: 1,164
Default

OK, but what purpose has this gun been for in the 1930s? Has there been a tradition troop with uniforms of the 1780s?
corrado26
corrado26 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10th June 2019, 05:26 PM   #4
fernando
Lead Moderator European Armoury
 
fernando's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Portugal
Posts: 9,617
Default

Swedish monarchy has a tradition to commemorate jubilees. As i read, the first one was started by Gustav III em 1778. It should be that, the date under the monogram in the escutcheon of your friend's musket refers to the so called Jubilee of Memory, 1928-1948 signaled by Gustav V Adolph.
Could it be that this small XVIII century musket was labeled with the 1948 monogram to recall the first Gustav III 1778 jubilee, for some kind of reconstitution ?
... Just a piece of imagination; don't pay much notice .
fernando is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10th June 2019, 06:17 PM   #5
corrado26
Member
 
corrado26's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Black Forest, Germany
Posts: 1,164
Default

Fernando, thanks a lot, this is very interesting and I'll follow this path.
corrado26
corrado26 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10th June 2019, 08:49 PM   #6
Victrix
Member
 
Victrix's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Sweden
Posts: 672
Default

Swedish king Gustaf V had a 90 year jubilee in 1948 for which a medal was introduced. A similar jubilee occured on his 70th birthday in 1928. Not sure why the jubilee plaque was added to the rifle. Perhaps it was used by a guard of honour in the festivities?
Attached Images
 
Victrix is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11th June 2019, 06:19 PM   #7
corrado26
Member
 
corrado26's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Black Forest, Germany
Posts: 1,164
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Victrix
Perhaps it was used by a guard of honour in the festivities?

Maybe that this hit the nail directly. Many thanks for this help.
corrado26
corrado26 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 09:19 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Posts are regarded as being copyrighted by their authors and the act of posting material is deemed to be a granting of an irrevocable nonexclusive license for display here.