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Matchlock · 7th August 2011, 01:31 AM

Hi Rick,

You really seem to have built up an interesting collection of lock mechanisms!

Although I would have assinged your nice miquelet mechanism - please note the rarely preserved leather or lead ? fodder for the now missing flint still present in the jaws!!!

- to the mid or 2nd half of the 18th c., there are only two members of the Gómez dynasty recorded in the most quoted - though far from being infallible ! - record of gun and crossbow makers, re-edited by Eugène Heer in 3 vols. by the Journal-Verlag Schwend Gmbh, Schwäbisch Hall, Germany, in 1978:

- Gómez, Juan, Sevilla, recorded in 1624

- Gómez, Juan, Eibar, recorded in 1802.

Honestly: would you wish me to decide, I would, based upon the as-new condition overall, with no scratches visible on the steel, as you pointed out, plead for a period of origin of ca. 1800.

The flint fodder denotes that a flint was present for a long time in the dog jaws. You may be right in surmising it was a demonstration copy for display in the gunsmith's shop to show his skill.

BTW, I would personally be highly interested in your earliest mechanisms: matchlolck and wheellock?!

Best,
Michael

7th August 2011, 01:31 AM	#2
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Hi Rick, You really seem to have built up an interesting collection of lock mechanisms! Although I would have assinged your nice miquelet mechanism - please note the rarely preserved leather or lead ? fodder for the now missing flint still present in the jaws!!! - to the mid or 2nd half of the 18th c., there are only two members of the Gómez dynasty recorded in the most quoted - though far from being infallible ! - record of gun and crossbow makers, re-edited by Eugène Heer in 3 vols. by the Journal-Verlag Schwend Gmbh, Schwäbisch Hall, Germany, in 1978: - Gómez, Juan, Sevilla, recorded in 1624 - Gómez, Juan, Eibar, recorded in 1802. Honestly: would you wish me to decide, I would, based upon the as-new condition overall, with no scratches visible on the steel, as you pointed out, plead for a period of origin of ca. 1800. The flint fodder denotes that a flint was present for a long time in the dog jaws. You may be right in surmising it was a demonstration copy for display in the gunsmith's shop to show his skill. BTW, I would personally be highly interested in your earliest mechanisms: matchlolck and wheellock?! Best, Michael Last edited by Matchlock; 7th August 2011 at 12:52 PM.