Original 17th Century Italian Engraved Snaphaunce Musket Lock - Fully Functional French Antique Guns The Model 1892 was introduced

The Model 1892 was introduced and had a rather short life

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The badges on this example completely original and are the very early issue painted alloy type

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Original 17th Century Italian Engraved Snaphaunce Musket Lock - Fully Functional French Antique Guns The Model 1892 was introducedOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is an amazing 17th Century Italian snaphaunce lock, unsigned but beautifully made and fully functional! The lock plate measures 6 1 4" by 1 3 4", which would definitely indicate it is for a sizeable gun, most likely a musket or carbine of some sort. There are holes for two lock screws, which both still show faint threads, but would almost certainly need to be re threaded if this was to be fitted to a stock and