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LATE 16TH CENTURY
Details
A German Detached Wheel-Lock Mechanism From A Rifle
Late 16th Century
With flat plate with integral wheel-cover masked by two applied domed iron plates retained by screws, the outer plate pierced with scrolls, sliding pan-cover with flat-headed release button in the form of a bearded profile head, swivelling safety-catch, and engraved details on the inner and outer side (cock probably associated)
12¼in. (31.1cm.)
Late 16th Century
With flat plate with integral wheel-cover masked by two applied domed iron plates retained by screws, the outer plate pierced with scrolls, sliding pan-cover with flat-headed release button in the form of a bearded profile head, swivelling safety-catch, and engraved details on the inner and outer side (cock probably associated)
12¼in. (31.1cm.)
Literature
H.L. Blackmore, Firearms, p. 50
Idem, Guns and Rifles of the World, plate 91
Idem, Guns and Rifles of the World, plate 91
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