Wheel-Lock from a Hunting Rifle

c. 1660–1720 Overall: 30.7 x 17.2 cm (12 1/16 x 6 3/4 in.) Source image
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Originally part of a deluxe weapon, the lock plate's entire surface is inlaid with an exquisite floral pattern in gold. Carefully chiseled, the fanciful hammer takes the form of an animal head crowned by a mass of foliage. The double eagle on the wheel plate suggests the weapo...

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