Seventeenth-century French firearms in the first quarter of the nineteenth centu

Seventeenth-century French firearms in the first quarter of the nineteenth century. In Russian/Ognestrelnoe oruzhie Frantsii XVII “ pervoy chetverti XIX veka. M Museum of the Moscow Kremlin 2016. It presents a rare collection of ninety-seven works of weapons art, created mainly by courtiers and leading Parisian masters. Drawing on archival sources and the latest literature, the author describes the sources of this complexs formation, gives a variety of characterizations of the weapons craftsmanship that comprise it. The collection examines the important changes in the design of the ignition system for hand-held firearms that occurred in the seventeenth century, when French masters took the lead in the technical and artistic development of European firearms. Please contact us for details on condition of available copies of the book. SKUalb30e55eaa17436d11