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Slamfire · June 8, 2012, 03:03 PM

If the soldier in question is a sentry, he could have been armed with anything.

Could be an old match lock, I would be surprised if it were a flintlock as those were very new in 1654 and things were used until they were worn out.

I really doubt it is a wheel lock as those were very expensive and you would not issue something that high guilder to a sentry.

My best guess is an arquebus match lock. That one has an downward hooked butt. In an emergency, I think you turned your arquebus around and used that end as a spiked club.

There were using matchlocks in the English Civil

http://historyonthenet.com/Civil_War/weapons.htm

Some excellent pictures of a military matchlock here

http://www.engerisser.de/Bewaffnung/...s/Caliver.html

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=15432

I can't see the hands well enough to know. Maybe he is adjusting the punk or putting a screw back in.

I just love the Dutch paintings from that period.

June 8, 2012, 03:03 PM	#2
Slamfire Senior Member Join Date: May 27, 2007 Posts: 5,261	If the soldier in question is a sentry, he could have been armed with anything. Could be an old match lock, I would be surprised if it were a flintlock as those were very new in 1654 and things were used until they were worn out. I really doubt it is a wheel lock as those were very expensive and you would not issue something that high guilder to a sentry. My best guess is an arquebus match lock. That one has an downward hooked butt. In an emergency, I think you turned your arquebus around and used that end as a spiked club. There were using matchlocks in the English Civil http://historyonthenet.com/Civil_War/weapons.htm Some excellent pictures of a military matchlock here http://www.engerisser.de/Bewaffnung/...s/Caliver.html http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=15432 I can't see the hands well enough to know. Maybe he is adjusting the punk or putting a screw back in. I just love the Dutch paintings from that period. __________________ If I'm not shooting, I'm reloading.