Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - A small group of Combined Horseman's Hammers/Axes and Wheellock Pistols, ca. 1550

Matchlock · 8th December 2014, 04:37 PM

The earliest known hammer-wheellock combination, ca. 1530-35, Schloss Ambras, Tirol, inv.no. 1035.

The scans from Harold L. Peterson: Enyclopedia of Firerams, 1964, p. 37, still depict that singular item perfectly preserved in his patina.
When the author was there in 2000, it had been crudely overcleaned; its raped "shiny" surface looked naked and sterile ...
Author's photos.

8th December 2014, 04:37 PM	#2
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	The earliest known hammer-wheellock combination, ca. 1530-35, Schloss Ambras, Tirol, inv.no. 1035. The scans from Harold L. Peterson: Enyclopedia of Firerams, 1964, p. 37, still depict that singular item perfectly preserved in his patina. When the author was there in 2000, it had been crudely overcleaned; its raped "shiny" surface looked naked and sterile ... Author's photos. Attached Images Last edited by Matchlock; 8th December 2014 at 08:41 PM.