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18TH CENTURY
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A Highly Unusual Spanish Trick Lock Incorporating A Pistol Barrel And Miquelet-Lock Mechanism
18th Century
Entirely of steel, the barrel and lock mounted on baluster rods attached by screws to the inner surface of the plate, with further rods forming respectively the cocking lever and the sear, the mechanism so devised that anyone tampering with the lock receives the discharge of the barrel
5in. (12.7cm.) wide
18th Century
Entirely of steel, the barrel and lock mounted on baluster rods attached by screws to the inner surface of the plate, with further rods forming respectively the cocking lever and the sear, the mechanism so devised that anyone tampering with the lock receives the discharge of the barrel
5in. (12.7cm.) wide
Provenance
S. Haseltine
C.G. Vokes
C.G. Vokes
Literature
H.B.C. Pollard, A History of Firearms, p. 60, no. 14
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.