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Offline dbm

The English Snaphance Lock
« on: February 16, 2018, 05:42:40 PM »
New free download article via my web site.

The English snaphance is not only one of the most innovative "flint-locks" but is probably one of the rarest gun mechanisms to have survived. Recent research has found that only about 80 English snaphance muskets, pistols and detached locks have survived worldwide, although this does not include excavated, converted or incomplete locks. Modern tests by the author have proved it to be a fast and reliable mechanism and it must have been a serious challenger to the matchlock and wheellock in the 16th century. This article looks at the history of the lock and examines two examples.

See: The English Snaphance Lock and Two In Particular

David
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Re: The English Snaphance Lock
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2018, 08:52:10 PM »
Just registered on the site.  Looks like you are going to produce some great articles!   :hairy
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