The original theirs is based on is a completely different gun. It’s a snapping tinder lock. I think they were just using it for evidence of the color. There is a Bavarian guy who has perfectly replicated that exact gun, but he makes his in batches and not to order. Some calivers from 100+ years later had a bulge like that. I think it’s just a style choice.
Yeah, it’s a well made product, but too expensive. They have also been improving their pre flintlock (excluding the handgonnes) so you may as well just wait and see what options there are and check their builds periodically. I think the Day sons are around half a year out from new builds, based on when I talked to them a couple of months ago. You could also try Old Guard, if you want to figure out importing.
Not sure about the late 1400s, but there is an example from the early 1500s:
I think they are trying replicate the tinder lock style serpentine, but it was a bit of a pain at the range. The cotton match I had was snug in the serpentine, but shooting would knock it out, sometimes.
It apparently grows in Shenandoah, near my home, so I’ve been meaning to collect some to use with the arquebus I am buying from our other illustrious kiwi.Yep , unless you use short pieces of match cord it will pull out under its own weight .
The best source of fungus for tinder , that I have found , is growing all over the sign at the entrance to our black powder range
Yes, due to the lack of screw holding it in. This is actually historically correct (even though they historically used tinder and not match chord) and theirs has a good fit with match, it’s just an inherent design flaw.
I don’t have any practical experience, but I will send some links when I get back home.
