Wooliewarrior
32 Cal
Hey y'all! First time poster, definitely a 'newbie' to this sort of thing as well. I do a lot of Ren Faires and historical SCA events with my girlfriend as landsknechts.
Got a couple of requests all tied into really. I'd love some good period resources about Landsknechts and their use of firearms beyond just the pop history stuff.
Second big ask is recommendations on sellers or gunsmiths making/selling period accurate (or at least the appearance of) matchlocks like those I've pictured below. Pulled two of them from the Capandball website - but they're out of stock of those particular designs. I'm also not a fan of the longer fishtail models that predominate a lot of replica storefronts like Veteran Arms or the "Early Arquebus" styles sold. I know beggers can't be choosers - but I would like to tend towards earlier and shorter designs. Budget wise I don't want to go over eighteen hundred if I can help it - and that includes shipment up to Alaska.
Truth be told - the weapon doesn't even have to fire, I'm mostly going to be using it for demonstrations of functionality rather than putting stuff down a range. At certain point though it seems to be cheaper to order a fully functional weapon, even custom built, than trying to find a specific accurate non-firing replica.
I appreciate all the help or even brief consideration - thank you guys!
Got a couple of requests all tied into really. I'd love some good period resources about Landsknechts and their use of firearms beyond just the pop history stuff.
Second big ask is recommendations on sellers or gunsmiths making/selling period accurate (or at least the appearance of) matchlocks like those I've pictured below. Pulled two of them from the Capandball website - but they're out of stock of those particular designs. I'm also not a fan of the longer fishtail models that predominate a lot of replica storefronts like Veteran Arms or the "Early Arquebus" styles sold. I know beggers can't be choosers - but I would like to tend towards earlier and shorter designs. Budget wise I don't want to go over eighteen hundred if I can help it - and that includes shipment up to Alaska.
Truth be told - the weapon doesn't even have to fire, I'm mostly going to be using it for demonstrations of functionality rather than putting stuff down a range. At certain point though it seems to be cheaper to order a fully functional weapon, even custom built, than trying to find a specific accurate non-firing replica.
I appreciate all the help or even brief consideration - thank you guys!
