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Matchlock · 10th January 2014, 08:38 PM

Hi 'Nando,

Yup, end of the 18th c. is a correct date assigned in my eyes.

It is rare to see me posting on a gun transformed to percussion in ca. 1840 but this mechanism is notable for the fact that the sear nose protrudes from the outer lockplate. This a very unusual version of a so-called German Hakenspannschloss which first appeared on early flintlocks in ca. 1650.
In the first part of the famous auction of the complete armory of Schloss Dyck near Düsseldorf, the former collection of the Princes Salm-Reifferscheidt, at Christie's London, 15 April 1992, there was a remarkable early French flintlock musket, ca. 1655, lot 51, with a lock of that type, falsely labeled as a 'snaphaunce' by Christie's.

It was heavily damaged, with various parts missing and a defective action, so I bought lot 52, in perfect condition including its original ramrod, illustrated with lot 51.

Best,
Michl

10th January 2014, 08:38 PM	#2
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Hi 'Nando, Yup, end of the 18th c. is a correct date assigned in my eyes. It is rare to see me posting on a gun transformed to percussion in ca. 1840 but this mechanism is notable for the fact that the sear nose protrudes from the outer lockplate. This a very unusual version of a so-called German Hakenspannschloss which first appeared on early flintlocks in ca. 1650. In the first part of the famous auction of the complete armory of Schloss Dyck near Düsseldorf, the former collection of the Princes Salm-Reifferscheidt, at Christie's London, 15 April 1992, there was a remarkable early French flintlock musket, ca. 1655, lot 51, with a lock of that type, falsely labeled as a 'snaphaunce' by Christie's. It was heavily damaged, with various parts missing and a defective action, so I bought lot 52, in perfect condition including its original ramrod, illustrated with lot 51. Best, Michl Attached Images Last edited by Matchlock; 10th January 2014 at 09:06 PM.