15th Century

This page is dedicated to black powder weapons from the fourteenth & fifteenth centuries. All weapons shown are fully operational, firing guns.

All of the guns shown above were made by ASA and most feature on this page

1501

15^th C. Swiss Landsknecht Handgun With club but. Fitted with sprung serpentine lock, but can be fitted with a snap matchlock.  Barrel length 25" tapered, straight or octagon breech.

1502

15^th Century European Hand Gun Fitted with sprung serpentine lock, but can be fitted with a snap matchlock.  Barrel length 26" tapered, straight or octagon breech.  This particular gun has been featured in an excellent book to describe the process of loading and firing of these hand guns. click here to see more.

Sprung Serpentine Lock-plate The basic plate for all the 15^th century weapons in our standard range.