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Forum: European Armoury 10th February 2023, 12:53 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 9,957
Posted By Raf
Hi . The barrel length is 43 inches and the bore...

Hi . The barrel length is 43 inches and the bore about 3/4 inch. It isn't always appreciated that these fishtail muskets with high but combs cannot really be aimed braced against the shoulder. The...
Forum: European Armoury 7th February 2023, 10:36 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 34,122
Posted By Raf
Great to see. Its reassuring that the real...

Great to see.
Its reassuring that the real thing looks unquestionably right
Forum: European Armoury 4th February 2023, 05:00 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 9,957
Posted By Raf
The proof master'... will mark all kinds of...

The proof master'... will mark all kinds of barrels made in this city with the coat of arms of the city crowned with fleurons; musket barrels bought from elsewhere with the same coat of arms with a...
Forum: European Armoury 4th February 2023, 12:12 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 9,957
Posted By Raf
As requested.

As requested.
Forum: European Armoury 3rd February 2023, 03:51 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 9,957
Posted By Raf
Help with proof marks.

Can anybody please help with identifying these proof marks on a Dutch matchlock ? The barrel is marked with the guild mark associated with the port of Vlissingen better known to British sailors as...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd February 2023, 09:58 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 14,777
Posted By Raf
I agree. Here is another.

I agree. Here is another.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 29th January 2023, 01:29 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 26,496
Posted By Raf
Or 1 divided 9 =1111111111 and 1111111111 x...

Or 1 divided 9 =1111111111 and 1111111111 x 1111111111=123456789 which I still find really scary.
Are you sure the handle isn't actually horn? Horn was the plastic of the eighteenth century. It...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 28th January 2023, 06:19 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 26,496
Posted By Raf
To have any significance in terms of its Gematria...

To have any significance in terms of its Gematria the number would have to be 666 not 999. 666 together with 1080 added together equals 1746. Sometimes called the number of fusion. The most...
Forum: European Armoury 10th January 2023, 02:35 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 12,663
Posted By Raf
Yes its French C 1770 but I wouldn't necessarily...

Yes its French C 1770 but I wouldn't necessarily assume that the brass barrel and lock plate indicate a naval use. The cock is a working life replacement and this together with the extemporised...
Forum: European Armoury 14th December 2022, 04:50 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 13,695
Posted By Raf
In retrospect this rather elegant stock on an...

In retrospect this rather elegant stock on an Italian matchlock supposedly 1600 looks as if lock and stock might be contemporary. The answer may be that Italian conservatism led to locks in a...
Forum: European Armoury 14th December 2022, 03:14 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 13,695
Posted By Raf
The lock looks Italian and I agree with you that...

The lock looks Italian and I agree with you that it could have started life as a late 16 th century petronel. It looks to me like it's been re stocked , possibly mid seventeenth century using a stock...
Forum: European Armoury 4th December 2022, 11:16 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 33,311
Posted By Raf
These images from a vendors website suggest this...

These images from a vendors website suggest this is a copy of fairly recent manufacture.
Forum: European Armoury 25th September 2022, 11:18 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 35,506
Posted By Raf
A similar set has been doing the rounds recently....

A similar set has been doing the rounds recently. Sold by Bonhams in 2021 who described the breastplate as 'probably 1520'.
Forum: European Armoury 2nd August 2022, 06:46 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 47,525
Posted By Raf
The images I posted were from the Science Museum...

The images I posted were from the Science Museum Study group . Described as circumcision knives or for general surgery.Early nineteenth century. Made sense to me if not to anyone else .
Forum: European Armoury 2nd August 2022, 05:12 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 47,525
Posted By Raf
Think . 4 crosses? symbol of fish ?

Think . 4 crosses? symbol of fish ?
Forum: European Armoury 2nd August 2022, 03:40 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 47,525
Posted By Raf
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Forum: European Armoury 31st July 2022, 09:16 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 27,556
Posted By Raf
A lot of the early ones are river finds from the...

A lot of the early ones are river finds from the Thames. Maybe a more affluent market. An image from Noel Hulme- All the Best Rubbish.
Sound advice
Forum: European Armoury 31st July 2022, 02:13 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 27,556
Posted By Raf
The ball but on this one looks completely wrong.

The ball but on this one looks completely wrong.
Forum: European Armoury 31st July 2022, 01:20 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 27,556
Posted By Raf
I think Fernando K may mean a lid to the...

I think Fernando K may mean a lid to the flashpan. To be clear the missing matchlock mechanism is exactly the same as the example I posted. The screw for the trigger return spring is present and the...
Forum: European Armoury 29th July 2022, 03:51 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 9,867
Posted By Raf
Please leave it alone.

Please leave it alone.
Forum: European Armoury 29th July 2022, 12:55 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 27,556
Posted By Raf
Congratulations on a very rare example. From the...

Congratulations on a very rare example. From the attached you can see that it once had a fully functional matchlock firing mechanism , now missing. Looking on the PAS database you will see plenty of...
Forum: European Armoury 16th July 2022, 11:44 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 19,630
Posted By Raf
Austrian Lorenz rifle Model 1854 /11 ?

Austrian Lorenz rifle Model 1854 /11 ?
Forum: European Armoury 3rd July 2022, 02:05 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 16,231
Posted By Raf
'The shot that was heard around the world' ...

'The shot that was heard around the world'
Given the number of Charleville pistols imported into America one wonders if this is a naive attempt to emulate the Murdoch pistol which by tradition...
Forum: European Armoury 19th June 2022, 12:58 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 16,231
Posted By Raf
The lock is off a French Charleville or similar....

The lock is off a French Charleville or similar. The metal pattern stock has no logic in wood. Its a D I Y project.
Forum: European Armoury 12th June 2022, 02:38 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 16,241
Posted By Raf
Often these were repeated pairing of letters or...

Often these were repeated pairing of letters or numbers, and to make things more complicated gemetria and cabalistic codes were used. There were secret societies and groups using all manner of arcane...
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