AN ITALIAN SNAPHAUNCE MECHANISM FOR A GUN

AN ITALIAN SNAPHAUNCE MECHANISM FOR A GUN
Circa 1700
With shaped flat plate engraved with foliage and a sea serpent, the cock and the arm of the steel each in the form of a scaly monster, signed 'Gio' on the inner side beneath the mainspring
6 7/8in. (17.4cm.)