Tiny bronze hand gonne Barrel?

fernando · 12th August 2012, 04:43 PM

Don't the trunions look like a fantasy and not the real thing ?
And what is that hole doing there ?
Doesn't crude hammering on the muzzle looke like just damaging (for whatever purpose) but not to pretend anything?
Its tiny dimensions ... maybe just a decoration minature ?
Very nice and appealing, though

Atlantia · 12th August 2012, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fernando

Don't the trunions look like a fantasy and not the real thing ?
And what is that hole doing there ?
Doesn't crude hammering on the muzzle looke like just damaging (for whatever purpose) but not to pretend anything?
Its tiny dimensions ... maybe just a decoration minature ?
Very nice and appealing, though

Hi Nando
They definately aren't trunions in the conventional form. And yes they have holes for pins or thread?
I do like these puzzle objects.
You've not seen anything like it in your research of handgonnes then?
It's certainly new on me.
ATB
Gene

Matchlock · 12th August 2012, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fernando

Don't the trunions look like a fantasy and not the real thing ?
And what is that hole doing there ?
Doesn't crude hammering on the muzzle looke like just damaging (for whatever purpose) but not to pretend anything?
Its tiny dimensions ... maybe just a decoration minature ?
Very nice and appealing, though

Of course you're right, 'Nando,

The piercings of those 'trunnions' don't make any sense at all.
Norman's suggestions seem all the more correct now.

Best,
Michl

Atlantia · 14th August 2012, 07:00 PM

Just having a cuppa with Spiral and he was digging around in this with a bamboo skewer. When I picked it back up off of it's little 'stand' I noticed some dust residue had fallen out onto the wooden stand. Without thinking, I then banged it on the stand and more fell out.
Anwering two questions at once.
There is definately powdery residue inside it that may indeed be from 'firing' and the marks on the muzzle would be consistent with someone banging it on a hard surface to clean it out between firings rather like I did.

I now believe more than ever that this was made to go BANG!

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Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	Just having a cuppa with Spiral and he was digging around in this with a bamboo skewer. When I picked it back up off of it's little 'stand' I noticed some dust residue had fallen out onto the wooden stand. Without thinking, I then banged it on the stand and more fell out. Anwering two questions at once. There is definately powdery residue inside it that may indeed be from 'firing' and the marks on the muzzle would be consistent with someone banging it on a hard surface to clean it out between firings rather like I did. I now believe more than ever that this was made to go BANG! Attached Images Last edited by Atlantia; 14th August 2012 at 09:24 PM.