Major Georg von Reichwein's snaphaunce revolver

[Story]

Saw this elsewhere, don't recollect anyone ever discussing it here - touted as "the world's oldest revolver was made in 1597 by a weapon produser named Hans Stopler in Nüremberg Germany."
http://www.maihaugen.no/en/Top-menu/Knowledge/Collections/Historical-object-collection/Weapons-collections/

The museum sez 'type of flintlock', but.. http://thornews.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/worlds-oldest-revovler-norway.jpg

The flintlock revolver belonged to the officer Georg von Reichwein (1593-1667), coming from Hessen in Germany to Norway in 1628. That year Christian IV, King of Denmark and Norway employed several officers from Germany and the Netherlands. The goal was to strengthen the military during the European Thirty Years’ War (1618”“1648).

Reichwein was appointed to major and commander of the forces at Bergenhus fortress in 1636. On the gun stock there is a silver badge with the inscription “Georg Reichwein 1636”, and a grape cluster and acantus decor. Reichwein may have done this to highlight and celebrate the appointment, or perhaps just because he bought the gun this year.

Video here - http://thornews.com/2014/03/27/the-worlds-oldest-existing-revolver-1597/

 

[wulf]

Yes I have seen these as well as matchlock revolvers....Hard to believe isn't it?

 

[MSW]

way cool ... thanks for the post!

 

[raszpla]

I'll build a few months such a system. It will be a possibility to faceboku see the construction process.

Za kilka miesięcy rozpocznę budowę takiego systemu. Będzie można zobaczyć proces budowy , na moim profilu na faceboku