qsy-complains-a-lot:Doppelhaken arquebus aka Double HackbutReplica of a gun manufactured in Suhl, Ge
qsy-complains-a-lot:Doppelhaken arquebus aka Double HackbutReplica of a gun manufactured in Suhl, Germany c.1624.27mm caliber 169cm long smoothbore barrel, flaring up to 30mm at the muzzle to facilitate loading, wheellock mechanism. Fired from a small wheeled cart using two trunnions, or from a wall or other solid rest using the large hook forge welded to the bottom of the barrel.The word Doppelhaken comes from the German Hakenbüchse/arquebus, hook gun, because of the guns’ large hooks used to absorb recoil into a rest. It came to be shortened as Haken, giving us Halber Haken, Ganzer Haken and Doppel Haken, aka half hook, whole hook and double hook guns, referring to their size and not the number of hooks obviously. These respectively developed into musketoons/carbines, muskets and wall guns in time.The gun alone weighs 19kg/42lbs and was used defensively to shoot at enemy artillerymen taking cover outside your city. -- source link
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