strange construction

Philip · 28th July 2020, 05:47 AM

Hi, Udo

Here are two pieces to compare your pistol to. Top one is the gun by Raffaelo Verdiani referenced in the above post, this image in Blackmore's Guns and Rifles of the World, (1965), plate 121. The author gives a date for the height of his career as being around 1619. Bottom one has barrel marked Elias Pedersen, Odense (Denmark), ca 1665,Tojhusmuseet, Copenhagen (B.435).

Both of these utilize a fully-developed wheellock dog. Looking at the dog on your lock, I don't see any tightening screw for the jaws. Or does it have some other arrangement, from the pic I can't understand how the pyrites are held.

Thanks for posting your piece. Even though it doesn't look very old, this is an unusual and interesting mechanical variation to see and discuss. At the very least, it makes you wonder who is this Mr Fritz who supposedly made it, and whether or not this is the only one.

28th July 2020, 05:47 AM	#6
Philip Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: California Posts: 1,036	fotos of the real thing Hi, Udo Here are two pieces to compare your pistol to. Top one is the gun by Raffaelo Verdiani referenced in the above post, this image in Blackmore's Guns and Rifles of the World, (1965), plate 121. The author gives a date for the height of his career as being around 1619. Bottom one has barrel marked Elias Pedersen, Odense (Denmark), ca 1665,Tojhusmuseet, Copenhagen (B.435). Both of these utilize a fully-developed wheellock dog. Looking at the dog on your lock, I don't see any tightening screw for the jaws. Or does it have some other arrangement, from the pic I can't understand how the pyrites are held. Thanks for posting your piece. Even though it doesn't look very old, this is an unusual and interesting mechanical variation to see and discuss. At the very least, it makes you wonder who is this Mr Fritz who supposedly made it, and whether or not this is the only one. Attached Images