The repeating Handgonne Part III. - Testing the unique ramrod of ÖNB Cod. 3069
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This is the 3rd part of the repeating handgonne project, getting back to one of the sources, to a detail that I did not notice before. There is a very special remarod displayed on folios of Codex No. 3069 dated 1411, that can have an important role in making the system work.
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