A recent acquisition for my collection:
A very rare and early matchlock mechanism, Northern Italy, ca. 1500. This one has no screws yet, its all rivets. The delicate serpentine has not yet a wingnut, and the sear and long bar trigger are wrought of one single piece. As I said: no screws or threads yet.
The piece of match cord is an original.
Length of the lock plate: 12.7 cm
Best,
Michael
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