A fine brass barrel dated 1539
At the Museum Ferdinandeum, Innsbruck/The Tyrol.
The non-presence of a pan denotes that the barrel was originally stocked together with
- either a matchlock mechanism with integrally riveted pan
or
- a wheel-lock mechanism.
The present stock is a 19th century reconstruction; while its form seems quite correct the wood is not. It is pinewood whereas heavy pieces were originally stocked mostly in oak and sometimes in ash.
Michael
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