EditorialMatchlock caliver, The rectangular lock plate is cut with groups of lines, engraved with a leaf ornament and stamped with the mark of a hunting horn. The barrel has an iron visor grain on the trumpet and a rear visor in the form of a block with a groov...
EditorialMatchlock musket, Musket with wick lock. The lock plate has engraved ends in the shape of acanthus leaves and a lath in the shape of the head of a fantasy animal. The barrel is equipped with a small iron visor grain at the trumpet and on the back of a ...
EditorialMatchlock Musket for Target Shooting for the Court of Christian II, Elector of Saxony, 1600/10, Probably Dutch, Netherlands, steel, brass, walnut, staghorn, and mother-of-pearl, L. 133 cm (52 3/8 in.).
EditorialPortrait of a bodyguard of Rangit Singh with a matchlock, and bow and arrows, mounted on a richly caparisoned horse. Inscribed in Persian characters and in English. Skinner Album. Delhi, 1820-1830. Watercolour. Source: Add.Or.1248. Language: Persian.
EditorialPortrait of a bodyguard of Rangit Singh with a matchlock, and bow and arrows, mounted on a richly caparisoned horse. Inscribed in Persian characters and in English. Skinner Album. Delhi, 1820-1830. Watercolour. Source: Add.Or.1248. Language: Persian.
EditorialA soldier of Chu-san. The Costume of China. Illustrated in forty-eight c. William Miller: London, 1805. A soldier armed with a matchlock gun. At his right side hangs his cartouch-box and on his left, his sword. In the background is a military post. A s...
EditorialMatchlock Gun, 16th century, German, Steel, wood (walnut, red beech), latten, bone, mother-of-pearl, brass, L. 63 1/2 in. (160.3 cm); L. of barrel 47 7/8 in. (121.6 cm); Cal. .696 in. (17.7 mm); Wt. 13 lb. 9 oz. (6150 g), Firearms-Guns-Matchlock.
EditorialItalian soldier in day wear with sword and dagger A, Italian soldier in battle dress with matchlock musket, wheellock pistol, sword, helm and breastplate B, and Italian helmet C. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's Costumes, Artworks and Appliances...
EditorialMatchlock Petronel, ca. 1570?80, French, Steel, wood, bone, L. 45 1/4 in. (114.9 cm); Cal. .51 in. (12.9 mm); Wt. 7 lb. 11 oz. (3487 g), Firearms-Guns-Matchlock, When aiming a gun of this type, the sharply curved end of the stock was pressed against th...
EditorialMatchlock Gun, 16th century, German, Steel, wood (walnut, red beech), latten, bone, mother-of-pearl, brass, L. 63 1/2 in. (160.3 cm); L. of barrel 47 7/8 in. (121.6 cm); Cal. .696 in. (17.7 mm); Wt. 13 lb. 9 oz. (6150 g), Firearms-Guns-Matchlock.
EditorialPrimer, 18th century, Rajasthan, Indian, Rajasthan, Brass, L. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 cm); Wt. 7.5 oz. (212.6 g), Firearms Accessories-Flasks & Primers, A priming flask is used to hold and pour fine gun powder into the priming pan of a matc...
EditorialMiquelet Gun, dated A.H. 1199/A.D. 1784?85, Turkish, Steel, wood, bone, copper alloy, gold, L. 46 1/2 in. (118.0 cm); L. barrel 33 1/2 in.; Cal. .80 in. (20.0 mm); Wt. 7 lb. 11 oz. (3496 g), Firearms-Guns-Miquelet, The Ottomans were quick to learn the ...
EditorialItalian soldier in day wear with sword and dagger A, Italian soldier in battle dress with matchlock musket, wheellock pistol, sword, helm and breastplate B, and Italian helmet C. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's Costumes, Artworks and Appliances...