Beautiful gun, but I got a German-born woman in the house and we got nothing to do today but argue: Is it Rädschloss oder Radschloss (mit nicht umlaut)?
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Rädschloss (Wheellock) eye candy!
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Herr Raby, My German is limited and I am still learning. The plural form of a word in German will use an umlaut to show that it is plural, usually adding an -er to the end. "Wheels" in German is "Räder". However, in my haste I pluralized (<- is that an English word?) "Wheel". The second part of the word is the plural part so "Schloss" becomes "Schlösser".
Wheellocks should be Radschlösser.
I had to ask my German wife... German wife's are always correct...
William
Wheellocks should be Radschlösser.
I had to ask my German wife... German wife's are always correct...
William
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You are quite right TobJohn,
It is rare to Not have sights in this time period, other than some pistols.
It is rare to Not have sights in this time period, other than some pistols.
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Not sure why the image does not show on the page above.
View attachment 919A2031-RS.jpg
Still will not... it is smaller in size than the first image.
Any ideas anyone?
View attachment 919A2031-RS.jpg
Still will not... it is smaller in size than the first image.
Any ideas anyone?
TobJohn: You are correct....In all the European museums I visited years ago...rarely do I recall ever seeing a 16th/17th Century wheelock long gun without sights. Perhaps a rare one with larger bell shaped muzzle. I have seen pistols without sights; however most pistols also are sighted.
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