Accession No

0674

Brief Description

gunner’s square, by Hans Grebner, German, 1567

Origin

Germany

Maker

Grebner, Hans

Class

military

Earliest Date

1567

Latest Date

1567

Inscription Date

1567

Material

metal (brass)

Dimensions

length 336mm; breadth 128mm; thickness 5mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased from J.G. Dubreuil, Paris, France, on 25/06/1931. It was lot 609 of H. Helbing Aus den Beständen zweier Deutschen Museen ...’ (Frankfurt, 05/1931)

Inscription

‘HANS GREBNER’ (obverse, shorter limb)
‘1567’ (obverse of cursor)

Description Notes

Obverse: on the longer limb scale of inches marked ‘B:S’ divided [0] - 12 numbered by 1 subdivided to 0.25 and scale of ‘PLEŸ: KVGL’ divided [1] - 100 numbered by 5 subdivided to 1. Quadrant set between the 2 limbs with radial cursor (lacking fiducial thread). Quadrant calibrated with a geometric square divided [0] - 8 - [0] numbered by 1 subdivided to 0.25. On the circumference a range scale divided [0] - 1000 - 400 numbered 25, 50, 100, 200 ... 1000, 950, 900 ... 400. Each numbered division subdivided into 4. Leaf decoration and, inside the square, a vignette of a Pike Man.
On the reverse the longer limb scale marked ‘SAŸN:KVGL:’ divided [1] - 110 numbered by 5 subdivided to 1; scale marked ‘EŸESEN:KVGL:’ divided [1] - 100 numbered by 5 subdivided to 1. Quadrant has 2 circumferential scales: degree scale divided [0] - 90 numbered by 5 subdivided to 1, also a scale divided [0] - 24 numbered by 1 subdivided to 0.25.
On outer edge of longer limb scale of inches divided [0] - 12 numbered by 1.

Condition good; incomplete (fiducial thread missing)

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