A happy New Year to all readers and friends of my blog! Below is a really big bore from Napoleon’s time, made in 1811 in Liège, Belgium.
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The following pictures show the proof of one of these guns with blackpowder, finally 1000g in the small town of Veere, Zeeland, The Netherlands, managed by members of the Association “Vesting Veere”.
Association Vesting Veere, The Netherlands: History of the guns ©Hunting-Heritage-Brauchitsch Historic gun in Veere, The Netherlands ©Hunting-Heritage-Brauchitsch Members of the Association Vesting Veere, The Netherlands, running the blackpowder proof of a historic gun ©Hunting-Heritage-Brauchitsch Member of the Association Vesting Veere, The Netherlands, preparing the blackpowder proof ©Hunting-Heritage-Brauchitsch Members of the Association Vesting Veere, The Netherlands, running the blackpowder proof of a historic gun ©Hunting-Heritage-Brauchitsch Members of the Association Vesting Veere, The Netherlands, running the blackpowder proof of a historic gun ©Hunting-Heritage-Brauchitsch Members of the Association Vesting Veere, The Netherlands, running the blackpowder proof of a historic gun ©Hunting-Heritage-Brauchitsch Members of the Association Vesting Veere, The Netherlands, running the blackpowder proof of a historic gun ©Hunting-Heritage-Brauchitsch Association Vesting Veere, The Netherlands: Blackpowder proof of a historic gun©Hunting-Heritage-Brauchitsch Members of the Association Vesting Veere, The Netherlands, running the blackpowder proof of a historic gun ©Hunting-Heritage-Brauchitsch Association Vesting Veere, The Netherlands: Blackpowder proof of a historic gun©Hunting-Heritage-Brauchitsch Association Vesting Veere, The Netherlands: Tools for the blackpowder proof of a historic gun©Hunting-Heritage-Brauchitsch Members of the Association Vesting Veere, The Netherlands, running the blackpowder proof of a historic gun ©Hunting-Heritage-Brauchitsch Also have a look at the Video
