17th century flintlock

[Evgeny_K]

Thank you, colleagues!
I'm no expert on the issue of the history of flintlocks, so I'm very grateful to you for the opinions expressed.

Originally Posted by Raf

...Which leads to the all important question of where it was discovered and wether their was anything by way of an archaeological context to suggest a date ?

This lock was excavated in southern part of Russia - Belgorodskaya oblast.
I'll try to collect more information about the location of the find and associated findings.

Regards