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BY I. SILVESTER, CIRCA 1690
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A FLINTLOCK MECHANISM FOR A MUSKET
By I. Silvester, circa 1690
With flat plate engraved with the crowned cypher of King William III and made to be retained by three side-nails, the cock engraved with foliage terminating in a monster-head and fitted with engraved dog catch
7¼in. (18.4cm.)
By I. Silvester, circa 1690
With flat plate engraved with the crowned cypher of King William III and made to be retained by three side-nails, the cock engraved with foliage terminating in a monster-head and fitted with engraved dog catch
7¼in. (18.4cm.)
Literature
W. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers 1540-1740, p. 283, plate 110
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.