A wheel ... lock for comments

Marcus den toom · 9th December 2018, 10:29 PM

Hi Nando,

Your source is mostlikely right, the engraving though still attractive (

) is indeed of lower quality than the top end locks of that era. The higher end versions would be andorned with engraving similar to the Saxony patrons shown here http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=8540

See also:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...xony+wheellock
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...xony+wheellock

The spring is far better than the first one, no idea what the maker was thinking

Still, and please correct me if my eyes deceive me, but the spring attachements inside the lock plate should have been at the beginning of the spring rather than near the bend.

It found a good home my friend

9th December 2018, 10:29 PM	#5
Marcus den toom Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Netherlands Posts: 542	Hi Nando, Your source is mostlikely right, the engraving though still attractive ( ) is indeed of lower quality than the top end locks of that era. The higher end versions would be andorned with engraving similar to the Saxony patrons shown here http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=8540 See also: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...xony+wheellock http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...xony+wheellock The spring is far better than the first one, no idea what the maker was thinking Still, and please correct me if my eyes deceive me, but the spring attachements inside the lock plate should have been at the beginning of the spring rather than near the bend. It found a good home my friend