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Lot 495
A Rare German Hackbut15th Century Or Earlier
1 December 2009, 14:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £4,080 inc. premium
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15th Century Or Earlier
15th Century Or Earlier
Of iron, very slightly flared at the muzzle and with raised lip at the back of the touch-hole, blunt recoil-hook beneath towards the muzzle, and original waisted wooden butt (split, minor worming) of lance form secured to the barrel by three iron nails (rust patinated)
88 cm. overall, 49.2 cm. barrel, 2.5 cm. bore
88 cm. overall, 49.2 cm. barrel, 2.5 cm. bore
Footnotes
For similar examples see P. Sixl, 'Entwicklung und Gebraunch der Handfeuerwaffen', Zeitschrift für Historische Waffenkunde, II (1900-1902), pp. 163-70 and 264-69




