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A RARE DETACHED COMBINED WHEEL-LOCK AND MATCHLOCK MECHANISM FROM A MUSKET
CIRCA 1600
With shaped plate struck on the tail with a mark, a standing halberdier (?), apparently over another mark, and with external wheel retained by a bracket pierced with two stylised monsters and a trefoil, the cock and safety-catch each with moulded neck, the side of the pan chiselled with fan-shaped fluting
12¾in. (32.4cm.)
CIRCA 1600
With shaped plate struck on the tail with a mark, a standing halberdier (?), apparently over another mark, and with external wheel retained by a bracket pierced with two stylised monsters and a trefoil, the cock and safety-catch each with moulded neck, the side of the pan chiselled with fan-shaped fluting
12¾in. (32.4cm.)