25th March 2011, 08:47 PM
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Arms Historian
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Route 66
Posts: 10,670
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Originally Posted by Matchlock
Abloutely correct as always, Jim,
The fist rifled matchlock arquebus seems to have been manufactured in about 1500 and belonged to the Emperor Maximilian I. It once was in the Renwick (+1972) collection, and then got laid down in the Smithsonian, from where the rest of the Renwick guns were sold in the 80's or 90's. Its present whereabouts are unknown.
Best,
Michael
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Thanks very much Michael! I love learning this stuff, and you're a great professor 
All the best,
Jim
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