A RARE PORTUGUESE SNAP-LOCK ("MOLINHAS") MECHANISM
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A RARE PORTUGUESE SNAP-LOCK ("MOLINHAS") MECHANISM

FIRST HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY

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A RARE PORTUGUESE SNAP-LOCK ("MOLINHAS") MECHANISM
First half of the 18th Century
Made to be secured by three side-nails and with small swivelling catch in front of the base of the cock, and stepped steel-spring, the centre of the plate struck with a gold-lined mark, an olive-tree, with a fleur-de-lys on each side
6in. (15.2cm.)
Literature
W. Keith Neal, Spanish Guns and Pistols, plates 34, 35
Howard L. Blackmore, Guns and Rifles of the World, no. 260
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

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