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23rd December 2011, 02:11 AM
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Fine, John,
At least my job paid then ...  m |
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23rd December 2011, 04:10 AM
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Now I can shoot it and not worry
I shoot all my old guns, at least those which I'm sure won't be damaged by doing so. This is especially true for the bronze military cannons which are made to very high quality standards even if 200 years old.
Now that I know the Italian Sea Monster piece isn't that old, I may shoot it a few times with a modest powder charge and put the videos on you-tube. I've got about 260 videos on you-tube now, some of shooting cannons, some of military museum tours, some of gun shows, etc. etc. My you-tube username is "cannonmn" if you'd like to watch any of them. If you have trouble finding them I can supply links to a few. |
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23rd December 2011, 09:26 PM
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Flame ornaments on the barrel of a Nuremberg Landsknecht arquebus, dated 1539, preserved in the Germanic National Museum Nuremberg.
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23rd December 2011, 09:33 PM
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North Italian (Brescia) matchlock arquebus with zoomorphic monster-mouthed muzzle section, ca. 1540.
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23rd December 2011, 11:12 PM
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Its a great looking thing Cannonmn!
I'd love to own it. Please do post the vid here when you test fire it!!! |
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24th December 2011, 11:44 AM
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Michael, thanks again for posting interesting photos. On the
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One other question, since you mention the flames, have you found any small arms with rings of flames similar in shape/proportion and arrangement to those on the Mulich cannons? |
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24th December 2011, 05:21 PM
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John, the lock is original, only the screws are modern replacements.
Please see another, almost identical arquebus with the same date and marks but without the flame decoration in my collection, and retaining all its original screws and long tiller trigger (the latter broken off on the sample in Nuremberg): http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...1539+nuremberg I cannot remember ever seeing those rings of flames on small arquebus barrels. Best, Michael |
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