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Originally Posted by rickystl
...What an interesting, and curious roman style lock. And LARGE !! LOL ...
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Early locks could be large, Rick; nothing strange here, i guess !
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Originally Posted by rickystl
The frizzen design with it's unusual insert is a mystery. Never seen one like it. But there is a curve to the insert, so it was made to be struck by a flint. But the insert is somewhat narrow in relation to the width of the frizzen face...
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I still think there was an original intention in this set up. Look at the insert;with its tapering shape it appears to be built with removable features, rather than inserted on a permanent basis.
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Originally Posted by rickystl
... Makes me wonder if the inset was added latter for use with a flint pawl (chunk of flint) ...
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So that when the frizzen (battery) face is worn out by multiple shots, you replace the 'sliding tab'. James D. Lavin mentions this principle in his SPANISH FIREARMS, only with a distinct configuration (pag.160). Three details to support such reasoning are: the striking face tab that portrudes from its base; the battery that is unusually thick, with a depth to allow for the insertion of the tab; and the configuration of the face front, with a motif on the top consistent with that of the battery front.
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Originally Posted by rickystl
...p.s. If you ever decide it needs a new home, keep me in mind. LOL ...  |
Duly noted
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