Snaphance Gunlock
1655–1685
- Medium
- steel, chiseled
- Dimensions
- Overall: 14 x 7.3 cm (5 1/2 x 2 7/8 in.)
- Genre
- arms and armor
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Italy, Brescia (?), 17th century
About
The snaphance is a type of lock used for firing a gun. It is a predecessor of the flintlock mechanism.