Sujet

The "Holy-Water Sprinkler" (mace, combined with four pistol-barrels), 15th century, (1881). Creator: Unknown.

Légende

The "Holy-Water Sprinkler" (mace, combined with four pistol-barrels), 15th century, (1881). 'A handsome volume bearing [the] title "The Gun and its Development", with the addition of "Notes on Shooting," by Mr. W. W. Greener, of Birmingham, gun manufacturer, has been published by Messrs. Cassell, Petter, and Galpin... The curious and fantastic combinations of other weapons with guns or pistols were much in vogue four centuries ago. One example is the iron mace, with four pistol-barrels at the striking end, which was also studded with nails or spikes. This was profanely called "the holy-water sprinkler".' From "Illustrated London News", 1881.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM25A42_145

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

2,4Mo (92,7Ko) / 16,4cm x 3,7cm / 1938 x 434 (300dpi)

Mots clés

unusual technology arts science art British weapon weapons gun guns pistol war century Britain newspapers press print concept B&W warfare engraved engraving mace 19th century black & white black and white B W weaponry nineteenth century The Print Collector ballistics Illustrated London News wood engraving ILN newspaper Unknown William 19th-century The Illustrated London News William Greener Greener