Flintlock Chronology, 1610's to 1720's

Marcus den toom · 16th March 2014, 11:46 AM

Hi Fernando K and Michl,

Thank you both for your kind post and compliment.

You are both right to say that to make this time line more accurate, it would need also locks from other countries.
As Michl pointed out, the early flintlocks where designed in France, Paris. During my research i found that there are many instances of flintlocks in other countries which would be dated older when looking at my study. Germany and the Netherlands seem to be adopting the styles the quickest, though with minor differences like the lack of the 'toe' (see the schloss Dyck lock).

Hopefully in the near future i might be able to make a follop up in this thread (help is always appreciated

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16th March 2014, 11:46 AM	#6
Marcus den toom Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Netherlands Posts: 535	Hi Fernando K and Michl, Thank you both for your kind post and compliment. You are both right to say that to make this time line more accurate, it would need also locks from other countries. As Michl pointed out, the early flintlocks where designed in France, Paris. During my research i found that there are many instances of flintlocks in other countries which would be dated older when looking at my study. Germany and the Netherlands seem to be adopting the styles the quickest, though with minor differences like the lack of the 'toe' (see the schloss Dyck lock). Hopefully in the near future i might be able to make a follop up in this thread (help is always appreciated ) Last edited by Marcus den toom; 16th March 2014 at 12:43 PM.