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	| Forum: European Armoury  26th August 2025, 03:20 AM | 
	
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				 Most of the noisemakers I’ve seen required a... 
 Most of the noisemakers I’ve seen required a flash pan (as you mention) to hold the priming charge - this one doesn’t have a pan at all.  And I must also admit I’ve not seen one of those upright...
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	| Forum: European Armoury  20th August 2025, 01:03 AM | 
	
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				 Old handcannon with smaller breech 
 Greetings all - I recently obtained an old handcannon which appears to have some similarities to that discussed in this thread, c. 1350:
 
 https://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=12151
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	| Forum: European Armoury  17th August 2025, 01:56 PM | 
	
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				 Wheellock engraving 
 Greetings all - I am in the process of researching an all-metal wheellock and came upon this thread:
 
 https://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=23790
 
 In particular I noted the critique of...
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	| Forum: European Armoury  9th March 2025, 04:52 AM | 
	
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	| Forum: European Armoury  16th July 2024, 12:09 PM | 
	
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	| Forum: European Armoury  16th July 2024, 04:32 AM | 
	
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	| Forum: European Armoury  30th April 2024, 04:36 PM | 
	
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	| Forum: European Armoury  25th February 2023, 05:24 PM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania  23rd February 2023, 12:31 AM | 
	
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	| Forum: European Armoury  22nd February 2023, 11:33 PM | 
	
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				 A Coronado gun 
 The latest issue of American Rifleman (March 2023) had an article, perhaps of interest here, regarding an archeological find from the American Southwest.  (My apologies for the quality of the scans,...
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	| Forum: European Armoury  3rd February 2023, 10:28 PM | 
	
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				 Haven't found what I think is a definite match,... 
 Haven't found what I think is a definite match, but am wondering if there are initials (I K? I R? L K? L R?) within the more clearly-struck mark.  If so, there are some similar (but not exact) marks...
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	| Forum: European Armoury  22nd December 2022, 10:19 PM | 
	
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	| Forum: European Armoury  22nd December 2022, 10:18 PM | 
	
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				 For those interested, I have finally had the... 
 For those interested, I have finally had the chance to photograph the matchlock I won at auction, lot #6 of the linked auction in the first post.
 
 The barrel is about 95 cm (37-7/16 inches) and the...
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	| Forum: European Armoury  15th December 2022, 01:29 PM | 
	
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				 I thought the same regarding the rampart gun’s... 
 I thought the same regarding the rampart gun’s markings, thanks all! And I believe I also recognize the first matchlock in post #6 as the one sold also from Bruneau, last April if I recall.  A very...
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	| Forum: European Armoury  14th December 2022, 09:13 PM | 
	
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	| Forum: European Armoury  11th December 2022, 02:31 PM | 
	
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				 Matchlocks at auction 
 Greetings all,
 
 I had been following this auction with interest due to it having a couple of matchlocks, lots 1 and 6:
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	| Forum: European Armoury  29th July 2022, 02:03 PM | 
	
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				 Awesome, thanks!  
  
Another question for y’all... 
 Awesome, thanks!
 
 Another question for y’all - any recommendations or best practices for preservation of the wood?  Most of the rest of my collection is 19th century Springfield weapons, and on...
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	| Forum: European Armoury  28th July 2022, 05:13 PM | 
	
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				 Wheellock pistol for comments 
 Greetings all,
 
 I recently acquired a wheellock pistol, stated to date from the first quarter of the 17th century.  I’m still fairly new to these weapons, so let me know if there is more...
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