Title:

A hackbut from the Museum in Jarosław – a contribution to the knowledge of hand-held firearms of Polish infantry in the 16th c.

Subtitle:

Przegląd Archeologiczny T. 67 (2019)

Creator:

Strzyż, Piotr

Publisher:

Instytut Archeologii i Etnologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk ; Ośrodek Badań nad Kulturą Późnego Antyku i Wczesnego Średniowiecza

Place of publishing:

Wrocław

Date issued/created:

2019

Description:

ill. ; 29 cm

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

firearms ; hackbut ; Jarosław ; Renaissance

Abstract:

Hackbuts as infantry weapons lose their military importance in the late 15th c. in favour of handgonnes, but they still play an important role as siege defence weapons in fortresses. On the other hand, sporadic mentions of hackbuts appear in registers of infantry detachments as late as the first half of the 16th c. These hackbuts were light, smaller calibre weapons that could be easily operated by a single soldier. An example of such a weapon is offered by a barrel safeguarded at the Museum of Jarosław, which is the subject of this paper.

Relation:

Przegląd Archeologiczny

Volume:

67

Start page:

307

End page:

312

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Resource Identifier:

0079-7138 ; 67.2019.012

Source:

IAiE PAN, call no. P III 149 ; IAiE PAN, call no. P III 272 ; IAiE PAN, call no. P III 353 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng

Digitizing institution:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Access:

Open