Lot
92

Four detached mechanisms

16TH TO 18TH CENTURY

Four detached mechanisms
16th to 18th century
The first from a German wheel-lock sporting rifle, with flat plate engraved with a wreath, flowers and foliage, and with pierced and engraved cock, circa 1680; the second (incomplete and corroded), from a German wheel-lock holster pistol, circa 1570; the third from a North African toe-lock gun, with applied chased brass panels, 18th century; the last from a Turkish miquelet-lock rifle, the cock and steel inlaid with silver, 17th century
10¾in. ( 27.3cm.)  to 3 3/8in. ( 8.9cm.) ( 4)