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    Matchlock Pistols did they exist?

    These "combination" locks are historically correct and while not common, not extremly rare. It's not adding that much more complexity or weight compared to a wheellock alone. One thing to keep in mind is, that these were exclusivly made for the nobility and not the arm of a common soldier or...
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    Hand Mortars - Late Production Examples?

    My personal 2 cents... Hand Mortars are somewhat overrepresented. Considering the royal foundry of the prussian army, only made about 300 of them in a 70 year period, and the prussian army easily expanded to several 100.000 Soldiers, they were not that common, even at their "peak". They...
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    Hand Mortars - Late Production Examples?

    https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1968-10-15-1
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    Hand Mortars - Late Production Examples?

    Similiar to the Egun one... https://www.andrewbottomley.com/a-very-rare-napoleonic-era-brass-barrelled-naval-flintlock-grenade-launcher-circa-1800-ref-1498-5648-p.asp
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    Hand Mortars - Late Production Examples?

    http://www.theswordpattern.co.uk/Flintlock_Hand_Mortar_Lacy_Grenade_Launcher_p/ll1772.htm Brown Bess based Launcher? Current Egun Auction Caliber 36mm, dated at 1808. http://www.egun.de/market/item.php?id=7511808
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    Hand Mortars - Late Production Examples?

    According to the museum built between 1800-1825 in France.
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    Loyalist Arms got real proud of their muskets....

    An 1859 Enfield .65 would be more historical correct than any of the Enfields they currently offer. :)
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    Matchlock mechanism drawings, anybody?

    Here are some plan sets in metric dimensions for matchlock including the locks. 1514 Snapping Matchlock, more of the massive short early type http://www.feuerwaffen.ch/index_htm_files/Konst_10_Schwammbuechse.pdf 1570 Matchlock, more the slender long type later becoming popular in 30year war...
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    Matchlock age

    Does anybody know why the pictures are not working?
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    Matchlock age

    hmm... the question of the matchlock age is closley tied to the european history of warfare. The peak for the matchlock was the 30 year war and english civil war. But it is a longer story. It starts somewhere around the early 1500s. This is the time of professional merceanaries which are...
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    Pedersoli French AN IX flintlock

    Hello Jim, Maybe we could generate a sticky post/topic for helpful resources/info. Maybe also of interest are the standard loads of CIP proofing. CIP is a multi national organisation for proof testing firearms. Members are italia, germany, spain, etc. Most likely if you buy a firearm from...
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    Pedersoli French AN IX flintlock

    One thing I find a bit annoying is that they are (according to pedersoli) not proved for the historic service chargers, which in case of the pistol can be up to 50 grains. Of course better powder changes the performance, but it still is a bit of a let down. One thing which confuses me, if...
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    Pedersoli French AN IX flintlock

    Pedersoli lists the usual charge for the AN IX Pistol as 25 grains and as maximum charge 35 grains. Here is the offical list (2018): https://www.davide-pedersoli.com/uploads/supporto/9TABELLA%20DOSI%20POLVERE%202018-04.pdf
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    The Newtowne matchlock

    If there was a series production, they would all have minor differences. Seen this in Suhl, 5-6 muskets made to the same pattern. They had the same general styling and parts. But length variied by 4-5 inches, also weight, length of pull and caliber. Here and there were also small differences in...
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    Manufacturer/Seller 30letavalka.cz

    Hello Guys, Has anybody inforamtion or experiences with the shop "30letavalka.cz"? They offer matchlocks and wheellocks. Seems to look better then the indian fishtail musket offered with different lock-type. Altough the price appears to low for a custom made gun? Couldn't find any...
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