Passing of Anthony North , V&A (ret.)

[Matchlock]

Yes, modest and helpful, as Colin said, are the words that probably characterized Tony North best.
I met him in his office by special appointment in August 1997 where he showed me an interesting mid-16th c. sellf-spanning wheellock arquebus that he had taken out of a glass case in the showroom and wished me to comment on. So I took a photo of him presenting the gun which we dismantled afterwards.

I am very sad to hear that he is gone.
R.I.P., Tony.

Michael