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DS2003-0610
Hudson's Bay Company flintlock mechanism
DS2003-0610

Hudson's Bay Company flintlock mechanism

Date1876
Maker Parker Field & Co.
OriginEngland, London
MediumIron and steel.
DimensionsOL: 6 1/8" (lockplate)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number2002-61
DescriptionHeavy, military-style carbine size lock of the form common during the first quarter of the 19th century, having a flat, round-tailed lockplate and a rounded & double-throated cock.
Inscribed"Parker Field & Co, 1876, London"
MarkingsA fox surmounting "EB," within a square cartouche (the mark of the Hudson's Bay Company) is struck beneath the pan.
ProvenanceSold as part of Lot 106 (with a Pattern 1756 Land Service musket lock (CWF Acc. No. 2002-60) by Christie's London in their 18 July 2002 sale of part of Neal's collection.