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16TH TO 18TH CENTURY
Details
Four detached mechanisms
16th to 18th century
The first from a German wheel-lock sporting rifle, with flat plate engraved with a wreath, flowers and foliage, and with pierced and engraved cock, circa 1680; the second (incomplete and corroded), from a German wheel-lock holster pistol, circa 1570; the third from a North African toe-lock gun, with applied chased brass panels, 18th century; the last from a Turkish miquelet-lock rifle, the cock and steel inlaid with silver, 17th century
10¾in. (27.3cm.) to 3 3/8in. (8.9cm.) (4)
16th to 18th century
The first from a German wheel-lock sporting rifle, with flat plate engraved with a wreath, flowers and foliage, and with pierced and engraved cock, circa 1680; the second (incomplete and corroded), from a German wheel-lock holster pistol, circa 1570; the third from a North African toe-lock gun, with applied chased brass panels, 18th century; the last from a Turkish miquelet-lock rifle, the cock and steel inlaid with silver, 17th century
10¾in. (27.3cm.) to 3 3/8in. (8.9cm.) (4)