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THBRare 16th C. Styrian Iron Langbuchse w/ Carriage
Lot 58
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Western / Central Europe, Austria (Styria), late Renaissance Period, ca. late 16th to early 17th century CE. An incredibly rare example of an Austrian langbuchse (literally "long rifle") that was similar to a mortar on Renaissance-era battlefields. The langbuchse barrel features a perforated fuse hole on the octagonal lower half that gradually smooths to form the cylindrical upper half and relatively circular muzzle. The barrel is housed atop a wooden carriage within an iron loop and a forked frontal arm utilized for accurate aiming, and a recessed notch behind the barrel was meant to absorb much of the concussive force generated when firing the weapon. An attached iron chain was used when transporting the weapon from one firing location to another and made this a devastating and mobile armament. Size: 27.75" L x 7" W x 10.125" H (70.5 cm x 17.8 cm x 25.7 cm); (barrel): 22.625" L (57.5 cm); 0.60 caliber
Provenance: private Coral Gables, Florida, USA collection, purchased from a castle in Styria, Austria in the 1980s via a representative
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#161003Loss to portions of wooden carriage as well as section of one arm of iron bracer on back. Chips and nicks to wooden carriage, with light encrustations to iron barrel, chain links, and forked arm. Great patina throughout. Weapon has not been tested for firing functionality.Condition
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