Gunlock (Percussion), Percussion lock with brass housing and iron mechanism, cockerel, mounting bolt and ring around the sun hole. It must be mounted lengthwise on the right-hand side of the lock elevation and has a vertical fixing bolt and a cam at the bottom for this. The hammer is pulled down with a chain that runs forward through an eye, while a cam on the left side of the lock pushes it to the left, once below the hammer is pushed to the right by a spring on the other side of the house, this is to prevent the hammer from being hit back violently by the flame from the sun hole when fired. The hammer lands in an iron ring that surrounds the sun hole., anonymous, Karlberg Palace, 1830 - 1834, iron (metal), brass (alloy), rope, h 6.5 cm × w 15.8 cm × d 9.3 cm
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Gunlock, Percussion, Percussion lock, brass housing, iron mechanism, cockerel, mounting bolt, ring, sun hole, must, mounted lengthwise, right-hand side, lock elevation, vertical fixing bolt, cam, bottom, hammer, pulled down, chain, runs forward, eye, left side, lock pushes, left, pushed, right, spring, side, house, prevent, hit back violently, flame, fired, hammer lands, iron ring, surrounds, Karlberg Palace, 1830, 1834, iron, metal, brass, alloy, rope
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