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Collectie Boijmans Online - Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Erhard Schön - Püchsenschüz (Haakbusschutter) - circa 1530
Boijmans Collection Online - Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
"Büchsenmayster", c. 1530, Sebald Beham (1500-1550), Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
The arquebus was used against enemies who were often partially or fully protected by steel-plate armor. Good suits of plate would usually stop an arquebus ball at long range. It was a common practice to "proof" (test) armor by firing a pistol or arquebus at a new breastplate. However, at close range, it was possible to pierce even heavy cavalry armor. This led to changes in armor usage, such as the three-quarter plate, and finally the retirement of plate armor from most types of infantry.
Eine Hakenbüchse aus Trebur - Tribur.de
Hackbut found near Treburg Church in Hesse, Germany. Probalby dating shortly before 1520, Length of 81 cm caliver 21 mm. Made of an alloy of 80% copper, 20% tin and ca. 0,5% zinc.
Re: The oldest known handgun in existence, ca. 1400-10 - Page 2 - Ethnographic Arms & Armour
The oldest known handgun in existence, ca. 1400-10
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Medieval Hand Cannon - This European “hand cannon” dates around 1350. They are the earliest known hand-held firearms. The gun tube was attached to a pole and held by the user, while he or an assistant applied a slow match to the touch hole to ignite the black powder propellant charge. Lacking standard ammunition, hand cannons were typically loaded with stones, nails, or other suitable projectiles. Hand cannons were inexpensive to manufacture, but not accurate to fire.
Handgonne from "Skånebokens fond". Length 1226 mm / 500 mm, caliber 45 mm, weight 7.435 g. Carlotta – ett databassystem för museisamlingar KM 43044
Two arquebuses, type dated to the 15th century and owned by the Schützengilde (marksmen gilde) of Woldegk, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany est. 1514. No 1 length of 858 mm caliber 22 mm, weight of 5,65 kg. No 2 length 872 mm caliber 27 mm, weight of 8,5 kg. Both arquebuses were owned by the makrsmen guild since several hundred years and were still in use as salute guns in the 1930s.
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Handgonne. Casted iron. L 480 mm D 45 mm calibre 27 mm weight 2320 g. German ca 1450. W 87/15 Deutsches Historisches Museum Berlin, Germany