What is it???

[robinghewitt]

ebay metal detector finds. Four English Civil War apostle caps in lead and a thing that looks rather flinty...

Anyone ever seen the like? Is it two pieces fused together or what? (The one penny coin is 0.8" diameter)

 

[rabjr]

You sure thats a penny? Don't look like my penny... :grin:

Neat find Squire I keep seeing shows on TV where they are diggin up all kinds of things over there where you are. Lot's of historical stuff.

 

[George Holton]

Squire You found a cock,,,,, from a flintlock,dont know about the caps and why does your penny look funny :rotf: Bob

 

[Mike Brooks]

I'm thinking it's a snapaunce cock.

 

[robinghewitt]

Hi Mike

With the flint screw bent backwards by aomething that took it off the gun?

But what about the latch shaped lump at the bottom? Assuming that's part of it

best regards

Squire Robin

 

Maybe a cannon lock, or a tinder lighter? Just guessing
Bill

 

[Mike Brooks]

Oh, I'm not 100% on this one Robin....It may be two hunks rusted together that are unrelated.... :hmm:
Hard to tell, but pretty nifty none the less.

 

[canon6]

I think it is a flintcock from a center mounted flintlock,like a boxlock ,maybe a punt gun or swivel ?? Doug

 

[Leonredbeard]

Mike,
I just gotta ask. What is the bird in your avatar? It is driving me nuts trying to place it! :youcrazy:
Thanks.
God bless.
volatpluvia

 

[Rebel]

It's his Pet chicken Fluffy. :grin:

 

[Stumpkiller]

I'm guessing box-lock pistol, possibly button release like in a cane gun? Internal mechanism of some type and a stirrup through the lower opening fastened the hammer to a spring? Or just an amalgamated glob of parts?

And Swamp Rat - the United States has never minted a penny coin. Ours are "cents" ('strue, check it out).

 

[blacksmithshoppe]

The Cock looks like it could be from a Hall Breech Loading Rifle.
Jeff

 

[Steven.Driediger]

That is indeed a penny - minted in England. might help you place the lock.

 

[Mike Brooks]

Mike,
I just gotta ask. What is the bird in your avatar? It is driving me nuts trying to place it! :youcrazy:
Thanks.
God bless.
volatpluvia

American pit game :thumbsup: Getting some new Pumpkin Hulseys tomorrow...... :grin:

 

[timbuckII]

I gotta laugh, all the time I thought it was some kind of head dress!!

TC

 

You sure thats a penny? Don't look like my penny... :grin:

Yep, that's a real penny. What we have here in the States is not a penny, it is a "one cent piece".

We just borrowed the term "penny" from Squire's folks.

:hatsoff:

 

[R. Miller]

what is an apostle cap? stickwalker

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

Way back when, apostles were small bottles that carried premeasured loads for muskets, matchlocks and such, and there often was 12 of them. Sort of a very early speedloader.

 

[Larry (Omaha)]

S.R.
Before I post my thought. Does the screw head on top of the cock have a slot or any evidence of a slot?
Flintlocks Forever,
Lar :hmm:

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

Could it be from a miquelet? I know they tended to have a large ring on the top jaw screw, but some had no ring and a screw slot. Could have had a horizontal sear, too.