What is it about?
A unique pistol-sized bronze handgun decorated with human faces. Possibly related to the Germanic woodwose character of folklore.
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Why is it important?
This is a unique piece with no direct analogue. Very few small guns like this have ever been found or documented.
Perspectives
I was fortunate enough to personally acquire this object for the national collection of arms and armour on behalf of the Royal Armouries.
Mr Jonathan S Ferguson
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This page is a summary of: The Danzig Gun: A Rare Decorated Bronze Handgun of the 15th Century, Arms & Armour, July 2015, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/17416124.2015.1130896.
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