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Nuremberg, ca. 1575, both outside and inside views, the first sadly inversed left to right ca. 1650-60 ca. 1670-80 ca. 1735-40 Best, Michael Last edited by Matchlock; 4th November 2011 at 07:43 AM. |
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Hi Michael !!! Thanks for posting these great lock photos. Especially the very clear parts description. I saved that for future use. Thanks again, Rick..
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Thank you, Rick!
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Thank you too, 'Nando!
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Thank you for posting these pictures, Michael.
Very nice to see such well made solid locks, in such good order. I was a bit surprised to see so much engraving on the internal face of the last one, but then again,... a wheellock has to be removed much more frequently than other locks for cleaning, so the inside would be appreciated each time it was dismounted! Thank you again, Richard. |
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Hi Richard,
It's been so good to hear from you again! ![]() As to internal engravings on wheellocks, usually only the better quality locks - which were mostly used with sporting or hunting guns and rifles - have decorated internal mechanisms. However, from ca. 1650 to the end of the wheellock era in the late 18th c., such hidden decoration can be found relatively frequently, as all regular military use of wheellocks stopped by the end of the 17th c. Best wishes, my friend, Michael |
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