Source of 'Old' Weapons?
Source of 'Old' Weapons?
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Custom WorkstationDoes any one know of a source of 'old' weapons? - that's historically old, not that have been around a long time. All the weapons and accessory makers seem to be for now or future stuff, none for the past.
I am looking for stuff like wheel-lock pistols, arquebuses, flintlock guns, bows, crossbows, swords etc for a new group project. It is for gaming based on a Games Workshop 28mm game called Mordheim, which has a 'Medieval After Armageddon' setting.
Many thanks for any help anyone can give me.
Botch B
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BotchB on Thursday, October 31, 2013
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And the finished product:
While I've made numerous guns from scratch over the years, I don't think I've ever made a flintlock pistol or arquebus. The basic shape of the gun wouldn't be too hard, but I imagine that the little hammer/striker/trigger elements might be tricky, as would engraving it if you wanted it to look fancy. I really can't think of much, other than Pirates of the Carribean, that would have that type of thing. I think that McFarlane Toys' Pirate Spawns had flintlock pistols, but they're 6-7" inch scale.
Another idea just occured to me: Considering that it's the Thanksgiving season, it's possible you might be able to find some pilgrim figurines with Blunderbusses. While that isn't exactly the type of weapon you're looking for, I imagine, if you cut off the bell-shaped end of the barrel of a Blunderbuss, the result would look something like a flintlock/matchlock weapon.
I am particularly looking for a wheel-lock pistol and an matchlock or flintlock arquebus ...
Guns are a bit trickier and time-consuming to make from scratch, because they're more complex in nature, but swords and bows are relatively simple to create yourself, as their forms are fairly basic, unless you want to get fancy. By way of example, here's an assortment of animate medieval weapons (a Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance Ruler Sword), that I made from scratch: