The restoration and conservation of a Tančice – Arnautke rifle from the collection of the National History Museum of Romania Cover Image

Restaurarea – conservarea puștii Tančice – Arnautke din colecția Muzeului Național de Istorie a României
The restoration and conservation of a Tančice – Arnautke rifle from the collection of the National History Museum of Romania

Author(s): Ioan Paul Popa
Subject(s): History, Military history, Modern Age
Published by: MUZEUL NAȚIONAL DE ISTORIE A ROMÂNIEI
Keywords: ”restoration”; ”Tančice-Arnautke”;” flint”; ”conservation”;” wheel-lock”; ”fire lock”;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to give a detailed description of the restoration process of a Tančice-arnautke firearm, presenting the methods that were used and the treatments which were applied. In the first part of the article there are details about the provenance of the weapon, its shape, the classification of the materials used in its making and the specifications of its mechanism. The second part comprises the description of the artifact before entering the restoration process an

  • Issue Year: 30/2018
  • Issue No: 30
  • Page Range: 375-382
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Romanian