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Jim K · 08-30-2012, 02:17 PM

With the single neck cock, it probably dates to before 1800, though that is not an absolute. Many makers kept making old-fashioned locks even after others had gone to more modern ones.

Jim

08-30-2012, 02:17 PM	#7
Jim K Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,408	Re: Need help with ID of relic flintlock mechanism With the single neck cock, it probably dates to before 1800, though that is not an absolute. Many makers kept making old-fashioned locks even after others had gone to more modern ones. Jim