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CIRCA 1625, PROBABLY ENGLISH
Details
A SNAPHAUNCE MECHANISM FOR A CARBINE
Circa 1625, probably English
In excavated condition, the rounded cock (repaired) with applied buffer, the pan with incised domed circular fence (safety-catch incomplete)
9¼in. (23.5cm.)
Circa 1625, probably English
In excavated condition, the rounded cock (repaired) with applied buffer, the pan with incised domed circular fence (safety-catch incomplete)
9¼in. (23.5cm.)
Provenance
Bridwell House, Devon
Literature
W. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers 1540-1740, p. 73, plate 8
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.