Sea Monster-Shaped Arquebus, Italian, 15th C?

Matchlock · 24th December 2011, 04:21 PM

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

cannonmn · 25th December 2011, 09:06 PM

Thanks again Michael. Sorry but I never run out of questions! Another that's been fermenting in the background since I've been following this forum recently is the question: "Has anyone compiled a list of the various hackbut makers in the HRE (central Europe, Tyrol, whatever) in the 16th C.?"

I have only seen mention of one maker listed on this forum although I admit I have not read everything. You mentioned Begram (?) and Pegnitzer, are there others on the list? Apparently Mulich is another, as a number of citations exist identifying him as a maker of (presumably bronze) small arms in addition to cannons. Obviously I'm thinking that if we had a fairly complete catalog of makers, some day we would be able to match surviving pieces with the makers. But I'm not sure how that will be accomplished-perhaps by "attribution" such as is done with unsigned fine art based on common, identifiable characteristics. Perhaps someone will discover an invoice from one of the makers which gives the exact weight of the barrel, which was usually required in order to calculate the cost.

Matchlock · 6th April 2012, 11:26 PM

Hi John,

For a similar period arquebus, please see

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...153#post137153

Best,
m

24th December 2011, 04:21 PM	#1
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	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

25th December 2011, 09:06 PM	#2
cannonmn Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 161	Thanks again Michael. Sorry but I never run out of questions! Another that's been fermenting in the background since I've been following this forum recently is the question: "Has anyone compiled a list of the various hackbut makers in the HRE (central Europe, Tyrol, whatever) in the 16th C.?" I have only seen mention of one maker listed on this forum although I admit I have not read everything. You mentioned Begram (?) and Pegnitzer, are there others on the list? Apparently Mulich is another, as a number of citations exist identifying him as a maker of (presumably bronze) small arms in addition to cannons. Obviously I'm thinking that if we had a fairly complete catalog of makers, some day we would be able to match surviving pieces with the makers. But I'm not sure how that will be accomplished-perhaps by "attribution" such as is done with unsigned fine art based on common, identifiable characteristics. Perhaps someone will discover an invoice from one of the makers which gives the exact weight of the barrel, which was usually required in order to calculate the cost.

6th April 2012, 11:26 PM	#3
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Hi John, For a similar period arquebus, please see http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...153#post137153 Best, m