Wicklock musket with flint lock from later period, The wicklock of this musket was replaced by a flint lock at the end of the seventeenth century, part of the old, rectangular lock plate is still present as support on the underside, the new lock is engraved with lofwerk and a signature. The barrel is provided with a rear visor in the form of a grooved block and behind the trumpet a brass visor bead, ajour machined and with a curled edge, marked at the bottom with twice AI and C. The flask is inlaid with copper wire, mother-of-pearl circles and cow horn engraved with leaf and flower motifs. The fitting consists of a brass drawer cap and an iron trigger plate, trigger guard and butt plate, the loading stick is equipped with a cap of gilt brass, ornament derived from plant forms, Netherlands, anonymous, London, c. 1650 and/or after c. 1675 - before c. 1699, mother of pearl, horn (animal material), gilding (material), brass (alloy), iron (metal), gilding, l 152.3 cm l 114.8 cm d 18.2 mm w 5.2 kg
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