Snaphaunce pistol - Origin not clear

Philip · 30th October 2006, 05:50 AM

Hi, Fernando
Thanks for scanning the relevant page from the article. The example illustrated is very rare (firearms from Sri Lanka are few and far between). I find the butt stock shape significant because the profile is virtually identical to that of the guns from the Malay peninsula, and the southern part of Vietnam. Note also that the main spring (mola real) of the lock is completely inside and not externally visible. Also an unusual feature both for Portuguese and Oriental "snapping" matchlocks. You most often see the internal spring on some Japanese specimens, but they are not common.

30th October 2006, 05:50 AM	#7
Philip Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: California Posts: 1,036	Interesting Ceylonese gun Hi, Fernando Thanks for scanning the relevant page from the article. The example illustrated is very rare (firearms from Sri Lanka are few and far between). I find the butt stock shape significant because the profile is virtually identical to that of the guns from the Malay peninsula, and the southern part of Vietnam. Note also that the main spring (mola real) of the lock is completely inside and not externally visible. Also an unusual feature both for Portuguese and Oriental "snapping" matchlocks. You most often see the internal spring on some Japanese specimens, but they are not common.