Very early French flintlock.
Large, early flintlock from France. The original was mounted on a short, heavy gun most likely designed to shoot over a wall or the side of a ship.
Plate measures 6 3/16" X 1 3/16" and the throw of the cock is 1 11/16".
From the Samuel Hale collection
1650FrenchSET, complete set - $120.00
1650FrenchPL, lock plate - $18.00
1650FrenchC, cock - $18.00
1650FrenchTJ, top jaw - $10.00
1650FrenchJS, jaw screw - as cast, unthreaded $8, threaded $25.00
1650FrenchF, frizzen - $17.50
1650FrenchFS, frizzen spring - $17.50
1650FrenchP, pan - $12.00
1650FrenchMS, main spring - $17.50
1650FrenchS, sear - $12.00
1650FrenchSS, sear spring - $10.00
1650FrenchT, tumbler - $12.00
1650FrenchTN, tumbler nut - $6.00
