french musket lock

Matchlock · 11th November 2011, 10:01 PM

Hi Michael,

For more information on the 'Cent Suisses", the Papal Guard, which existed up to 1830, called Hundertschweizer in German, please see

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Guard

As the barrel of your musket is signed in gold we may safely assume that it once belonged to a soldier of that elite Papal Guard. I therefore think that you have a very fine and quite expensive item. Please keep it in the present optimum condition and don't clean the surface!

Best,
Michael

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11th November 2011, 10:01 PM	#7
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Hi Michael, For more information on the 'Cent Suisses", the Papal Guard, which existed up to 1830, called Hundertschweizer in German, please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Guard As the barrel of your musket is signed in gold we may safely assume that it once belonged to a soldier of that elite Papal Guard. I therefore think that you have a very fine and quite expensive item. Please keep it in the present optimum condition and don't clean the surface! Best, Michael