Bronze Double Wall Gun, ca. 1500

Based on privately owned Original and on a original Wall Gun of Füssli, Gun Founder in Zürich,now in Possession of the Schweizerisches Landesmuseum, Zürich

Copyright 05.2010, Peter H. Kunz, CH-8200 Schaffhausen

Content

Originals:1 Original Bronze Barrel, ca. 1500, Photo2 Original Bronze Barrel, ca. 1500, Details3 Bronze Wall Gun, Hans Füessli, Zürich, ca. 1540, Photos4 Lock an Muzzle of the Bronze Wall Gun, Hans Füessli, Photos5 Bronze Wall Gun, Hans Füessli, Marking, Photos6 Dimensions of the Füessli Wall Gun, Drawing7 Stock Dimensions of the Füessli Wall Gun, Drawing8 Dimensions of the Achaelogical Find Barrel, Drawing9 Dimension of the Muzzzle Area, Drawing10 Dimension of the Barrel End, Drawing11 Possible Stock Patterns for Replica, Photos

Replica:12 Replica, Draft for Wall Gun, Drawing13 Replica, Proposed Oak Stock, Drawing14 Replica, Proposed Snap Match Lock, Drawing15 Replica, Lock Plate, Drawing16 Replica, Serpentine, Drawing17 Replica, Tumbler, Drawing18 Replica, Main Spring, Drawing19 Replica, Trigger Spring, Drawing

Content (Continuation)

Casting of the Vronze Barrel:20 Casting if the Bronze Barrel, Photo21 Replica, Concept of the Casting Model, Drawing22 Replica, Muzzel Area of Casting Model, Drawing23 Replica, Barrel End of Casting Model, Drawing24 Replica, Casting Model Components, Drawing25 Replica, Casting Frame, Drawing

Mount for Double Wall Gun (26):27 Mount for Double Wall Gun, Component Parts, Drawing28 Three legged Mount for Double Wall Gun

Completed Replica Double Wall Gun:29 Replica Double Wall Gun with Bronze Barrel, Front Side, Photo30 Replica Double Wall Gun: Lock and Flash Pan, Photos31 Replica Double Wall Gun: Mutzzle and Rear Sight, Photos32 Replica three legged Mount for Wall Gun, Photos33 Replica Wall Gun on three legged Mount, Photos

Match Lock:34 Replica Match Lock, Front Side, Photo35 Replica Match Lock, Rear Side, Photo

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Original Bronze Barrel, ca. 1500

Private Collection

Barrel Length: 1040 mmBore: 22 mm

Archaelogical find in the Rhine near Stein am Rhein in 1971

2

Original Bronze Barrel, ca. 1500, Details

3

Bronze Wall Gun, Hans Füessli, Zürich, ca. 1540

Schweizerisches Landemuseum, Zürich

4

Lock an Muzzle of the Bronze Wall Gun, Hans Füessli

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Füessli Hans, Zürich, Cannon- an Gun Foundry; 1477 - 1542Supplier of the Zeughauses Zürich

Bronze Wall Gun, Hans Füessli, Marking

Remarks:This Wall Gun is listed under the Inventory Nr. KZ2270 in theSchweizerischen Landesmuseum in Zürich, SLM

** Dimensions accoording Dr. Hugo Schneider, Hand &Faustfeuerwaffen, SLM

* Dimensions according to Dr. E. Hebeisen, Kurator SLM,Other Dimensions calculated by the Author based on aboveInformations

Bronze Double Wall Gun, ca. 1500

Dimensions of the Füessli Wall Gun

1440**

950**

300*

762 54

286

702

210

30

93

6

22

Drawing based on thePhoto of the Book “Aus dem SchweizerischenLandesmusem”, Dr. Hugo Schneider, ISBN 3-25801064-1, Fig.. 1 withText on Page 7

7

702

210

417

363

22

42.5

50

188

59

13

Bronze Double Wall Gun, ca. 1500

Stock Dimensions of the Füessli Wall Gun

1050

1029

16

1066

72

710

8

Detailed Dimensions see seperate Drawing

Bronze Double Wall Gun, ca. 1500

Dimensions of the Achaelogical Find Barrel

Detailed Dimensions see seperate Drawing

98

88

225

300

500

89

9

Bronze Double Wall Gun, ca. 1500

Dimensions of the Muzzle Area

100

200

300

400

71

53

(28.5)

16

Doppelhakenbüchse, um 1500Masse Laufende

26.05.2010, Peter H. Kunz, 010 Masse Laufende.wpg

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Bronze Double Wall Gun, ca. 1500

Dimensions of the Barrel End

11

Possible Stock Patterns for Replica

Wall Gun, ca. 1610, Zeughaus Zürich

Match Lock Wall Gun, ca. 1610, Berne

998

639

1637

1440**

950

702 300

664

300

Wall Gun, ca. 1500, Hans Füessli, SLM

Suggestion for Replica Wall Gun

1055

A

B

12

CD

Bronze Double Wall Gun, ca. 1500

Draft for Replica Wall Gun

998

99

411

Ansicht von unten

Ansicht von oben

Seitenansicht

Laufbett nach Lauf einepasst

35

587

488

330360

13

Bronze Double Wall Gun, ca. 1500

Replica, Proposed Oak Stock

14

215

Bronze Double Wall Gun, ca. 1500

Replica, Proposed Snap Match Lock

215

11 8

(143)

10

6

6

72

10.111 9

18.58343

15

5.4

Bronze Double Wall Gun, ca. 1500

Replica, Lock Plate

Scale 1 : 1

98

11

Important:Most of the Dimensions have to be adjusted to the Location of the FlashPan

815 16

2

Match Clamp Screw Serpentine

16

Bronze Double Wall Gun, ca. 1500

Replica, Serpentine

Scale 1 : 1

8 3.3 7 26

Angle to be adjusted to the LockPlate and the Serpentine

Side View

Front View

Rear View

Surface hardened

17

Bronze Double Wall Gun, ca. 1500

Replica, Tumbler

11

18

Bronze Double Wall Gun, ca. 1500

Replica, Main Spring

8

5.4Trigger Button

Trigger Spring

21

7

Rivet Retaining Pin

Iportant:Most Dimensions have to be adjusted to the Locl Plateand the Serpentine.

5 5.4

19

Bronze Double Wall Gun, ca. 1500

Replica, Trigger Spring

Casting the Bronze Barrel

20

Rear Positioning Pivot

Rear Lug

Front Lug

Hook

Positioning of the Model Halfs

Front Positioning Pivot

Front Sight

Tunnel Sight

21

Front Positioning Pivot

Hook

Rear Lug

Front Lug

Rear Positioning Pivot

Bronze Double Wall Gun, ca. 1500

Replica, Concept of the Casting Model

98

88

22.5

300

500

22

Bronze Double Wall Gun, ca. 1500

Replica, Muzzel Area of Casting Model

100

200

300

400

72 54.5

(28.5)

30

23

Bronze Double Wall Gun, ca. 1500

Replica, Barrel End of Casting Model

76.5

48

46

56.5

37

6

16

90

58 20

18.5

9

Tunnelvisier

Pulverpfanne

Hintere Lasche

Vordere Lasche

Haken

2Stk 10mm dick

15.5

12.5

SchichtholzplattenSchichtholzplatten

Schichtholzplatten

Schichtholzplatte

Schichtholzplatten

24

22

Korn

60

54.2

34.5

16.7

Schichtholzplatten

11 breit

8 breit

24

2Stk 10mm dick

2Stk 10mm dick

2Stk 10mm dick

2Stk 10mm dick

Bronze Double Wall Gun, ca. 1500

Replica, Casting Model Components

1700

Top Mold Half

Vower Mold Half

Wooden Beam 60mm x 60mm

1040 30

72 1100 72

130027

30

25Bronze Double Wall Gun, ca. 1500 Replica, Casting Frame

Mount for Double Wall Gun

26

54 54 54

34630

34

160

65

125

54

54

270 12

54

34 34

54 138

115

54

54

54

40

24

75

2

Stütze

Bolzen

Schild

27

Mount for Double Wall Gun

Scale 1 : 10

Brace

Yoke

Support

Bolt

28

Three legged Mount for Double Wall Gun

Scale 1 : 10

29

Replica Double Wall Gun with Bronze Barrel, Front Side

30

Replica Double Wall Gun: Lock and Flash Pan

31

Replica Double Wall Gun: Mutzzle and Rear Sight

32

Three legged Mount for Wall Gun

33

Replica Wall Gun on three legged Mount

34

Replica Match Lock, Front Side

35

Replica Match Lock, Rear Side

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