Gun Parts from DHR Collections
Click on the buttons to enlarge images. Firing Mechanisms Matchlock Deformed matchlock with serpentine Matchlocks The simplest and earliest gun-lock plate used in the colonies was the matchlock. Its main […]
Pommel 1201
44PG302/EU1105 F-409 S-II English-Style Ball Pommel (early 17th-century): This is a typical example of the type of pommel used on an English broadsword with a basket hilt of the period 1610-1640. It was […]
Snaphaunce Cock 455
44CC178/37D-4 Snaphaunce Cock: The small tail at the lower end of this S-shaped gun cock —used to catch the nose of the sear and hold the cocked position —is characteristic of the […]
Matchlock 443
44PG302/EU 2089, F-320 S-8 Matchlock: Most of the plate, part of the serpentine, and remnants of a few of the other gun parts are present on this very deteriorated matchlock from the 17th […]
Sword Guard 8
44CC178/2-8 Sword Guard 8 Shell Guard: This decorated shell guard would have been mounted on an English hanger, a short sword used by infantrymen to supplement their muskets for close fighting. It was recovered from […]
Mainspring 751
44CC178/37E-2 Mainspring: This gun-lock mainspring was recovered from Causey’s Care, a mid-17th-century site in Charles City County. Gun parts may have commonly been manufactured out of a slightly better grade of metal, as […]
Matchlock 1546
Exterior View Top View (44PG302/EU889-88, F-320) Matchlock: The simplest form of gun-lock, the matchlock was used in the colonies throughout the 17th century. This archaeological example from Jordan’s Journey […]
Matchlock 2032
44PG307/614-42 Serpentine – “snake” Rear View – slightly bent Deformed Matchlock with Serpentine—early 17th century. The plate of this matchlock was deliberately rolled up prior to deposition in a […]
English Lock 2039
44GL Interior Exterior “English” Flintlock: This English lock or Jacobean flintlock is a type of gun-lock that became popular in England in the early 17th-century. It is characterized by the fact […]
Sword 1076
44PG302/EU 2117, F-430,S-III Sword 1076 English Saber: Primarily an officer’s weapon with a light, single-edged blade, plus a basket hilt and a flattened, ovoid pommel seen in late 17th-century examples. The end section of the blade is […]
