Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - An Unusual Haquebut (Ganzer Haken), ca. 1440-1500

Matchlock · 22nd March 2012, 12:51 AM

I once photographed a small Late Gothic hand cannon with a similar notable bulge behind the touch hole. I would not date this before ca. 1460-70, the short tang was pierced for a stock or grips.

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22nd March 2012, 12:51 AM	#10
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	I once photographed a small Late Gothic hand cannon with a similar notable bulge behind the touch hole. I would not date this before ca. 1460-70, the short tang was pierced for a stock or grips. m Attached Images