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Old 24th December 2013, 06:48 PM   #3
Matchlock
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A Thuringian/Suhl matchlock, ca. 1640, was sold at a surreal price Christie's London, November 9, 2000 (attached), while a fine Suhl matchlock wall piece, dated 1597, illustrated together with the aforementioned, went for almost nothing.
The shape of the bellied buttstock with incised lines is very similar to that on your musket.


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