I started of the new DLC with an Elspeth campaign, so lots and lots of gunpowder fun, naturally. As luck would have it, I got to visit a museum today and found some new appreciation for Handgunners.
The photo doesn't really do it justice but early modern guns were bloody massive. In my mind I pictured sleek and slender muskets but this "Hakenbüchse" from the very early 1600s is more like a big tree branch with a metal tubed strapped on top.
I had the pleasure of visiting the MET in NYC last summer and they had some really amazing Arquebus and early powder weapon displays - they had some wacky looking guns back in the day.
Muskets were heavy, but that’s a wall-gun, intended for defending fortresses. The hook is designed to hold it against a wall or window to absorb the recoil, which otherwise would break your shoulder. Those are much larger than something carried in the field.
I started of the new DLC with an Elspeth campaign, so lots and lots of gunpowder fun, naturally. As luck would have it, I got to visit a museum today and found some new appreciation for Handgunners. The photo doesn't really do it justice but early modern guns were bloody massive. In my mind I pictured sleek and slender muskets but this "Hakenbüchse" from the very early 1600s is more like a big tree branch with a metal tubed strapped on top.
I had the pleasure of visiting the MET in NYC last summer and they had some really amazing Arquebus and early powder weapon displays - they had some wacky looking guns back in the day.
Muskets were heavy, but that’s a wall-gun, intended for defending fortresses. The hook is designed to hold it against a wall or window to absorb the recoil, which otherwise would break your shoulder. Those are much larger than something carried in the field.
Das sieht verdächtig nach dem Heeresgeschichtliches Museum aus.
Alas, I wasn't that lucky. Ist ein kleines, feines Museum im Schloss Heringen in Thüringen. In der Sektion ging es um den 30jährigen Krieg.