phantomblot

hi it should have been raeren not Darren typo error , they are not clay. underneath look like sold grey material with this glazed coloring, with this glazed finish , A Blunderbuss was simply a step in the evolution of the modern shotgun. Yes, it could fire a wide variety of pellets but then so could many much later shotguns, the difference being only the lack of the blunderbuss muzzle. The double barreled shotgun the doubled your shots over the blunderbuss (a single barrel). In the American Civil War a sawed off or short shotgun was a common southern cavilery weapon because several could be carried and they were extremely effective in close quarters. These were all black powder and muzzle loaders and could be charged with whatever was at hand for pellets in a bind, including but not limited to river gravel, broken glass, nail heads, broken cast iron, silverware pieces and other equally noxious items, You were limited only in what would fit down the barrel and then be secured with a wasp nest paper wad. This was a common practice even into the old west days, among the poor on the frontier. It may even have continued on into the early 20′th century , certainly the use of Black Powder shotguns did. This would not be a good idea now primarily for a number of reasons many involving safety. the reason why these would have been used as a practice round I was told because lead in 17th century was a more expensive than these marbles

Hi iam interested in marble history , bought these and was told these a raeren marbles from a Dutch antique dealer and was told these were used as practice ammunition for thunder guns back in 17 th century . Can anybody confirm that this is true and are these raeren big one 43 mm 37 mm 33 mm 21 mm 19 mm smallest thank you

Hi thank you , now iam thinking this has a more asian market ,found a marble referance in knikkerwereld in netherlands that they are maybe from japan thank you

DOES anybody know if that bigger marble is japanese which i dont hink so, or more than likely a german made ???? the only other place it can be is an American company.if any one knows ?? or has an idea i would be most thankful , john

Hi , thank you , i could not figure this one out either. but comming from japan on the smaller one makes sense, as all we used to get to play with here in oz are japanese marbles mainly cats eyes ,and marble king in the 60s not sure on the bigger one though , but thank you for your time and input , john

Hi, and good day from australia. Found these doogs and was wondering if the manufacturer was navarre marble co ?? or is it from a german manufacturer ??? any information would be most helpful. the 1 st doog measres 29mm or 1-1/8ths plus just a bit big to fit through gauge and to small for the 1-1/4 .. the last three photos is a smaller doog 11/16ths 18 mm . thank you john