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Shakethetrees · 3rd July 2014, 05:29 AM

This tool is what was known as a screwplate. All shops had them and, as the supply of screws was critical to any gunmaker, they played an important role in day to day work.

The script and numbering as viewed in the photos appears to me to be in the style of the mid to late eighteenth century.

3rd July 2014, 05:29 AM	#3
Shakethetrees Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Louisiana Posts: 363	Screw plate This tool is what was known as a screwplate. All shops had them and, as the supply of screws was critical to any gunmaker, they played an important role in day to day work. The script and numbering as viewed in the photos appears to me to be in the style of the mid to late eighteenth century.