Iron ramrod in xv century

[Andi]

Hello Matchlock!

Thank you for your offer. Of course it is very inciting and it would a great honour to me. Thank you also for bringing my post to light again, as I gathered some more articles on the Tannenbergbüchse.

According to Joachim von Wlassatys article Nachlass der Raubritter - 600 Jahre Tannenbergbüchse in Deutsches Waffen Journal 6/1999 the ramrod was separated (and the loading of the gonne and the rest of the survived tiller were removed from Tannenbergbüchse ) before the Tannenbergbüchse was transferred to Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg. As far as I interpret the article the ramrod (along with other finds) was probably lost during bombardements of Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt in 1944

[Matchlock]

Hi Andi,


for clod shot, the earliest kind of lead or iron ammunition after gun arrows, please see my threads

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ight=clod+shot

and

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ight=clod+shot

On my arguments on dating the Tannenberg barrel correctly (remember that it is not a complete gun as the tiller stock is mssing!), please see

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ght=tannenberg

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ght=tannenberg

and

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ght=tannenberg,

plus a very similar tiller-stocked bronze gun of ca. 1480, formerly in my collection:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...=tiller+bronze


Best,
Michael

[Matchlock]

Close-up details of the Tannenberg brass/bronze barrels plus the iron ramrod - enjoy!

m

[Evgeny_K]

gents,

could it be some kind of ramrod ?

[Evgeny_K]

it was found near this handgun in Russia

[Matchlock]

Hi Evgeny,


Do you have more images of that barrel:

- the backsight
- the rear of the breech
- the form of the pan trough and touchhole


How long is that barrel now and what is its bore/caliber?


I could then tell with adequate authority about how old it really is, which could lead us to a better based identification of what I choose to just call a 'rod' for the time being.



Best,
Michael

[Evgeny_K]

Originally Posted by Matchlock

Hi Evgeny,

Do you have more images of that barrel:

- the backsight
- the rear of the breech
- the form of the pan trough and touchhole

How long is that barrel now and what is its bore/caliber?

I could then tell with adequate authority about how old it really is, which could lead us to a better based identification of what I choose to just call a 'rod' for the time being.

Best,
Michael

Hi Michael,

This barrel is not in my posession , so I have not much information.

There are some additional pics.

barrel length 400 mm,
diameter 55 to 70 mm at rear,
caliber ~30 mm,
weight ~ 6.9 kg.

Regards,
Evgeny