A little test.

[Thuer]

I do know what this is. Do you? I consider this as the holy grail.

 

[deadin]

I believe it is sometimes called a "Scent Bottle" lock and used fulminate of Mercury
I think it was invented by Forsythe.

(How close am I?)

 

[Texas Star]

Breechlock of a double-hammered shotgun or rifle? The gold inlay suggests a higher grade item.

Looks like it might be a percussion gun using a tape primer system.

 

[Lee Barner]

the faucet from the gun shop. you stole the faucet from the gun shop. give it back. lee

 

[Thuer]

Deadin. You win.

It is a Scent Botle lock. Made in 1812. It is a invention ofthe Scotisch reverend Alexander Forsyth in 1807.

This is the holy grail and for sale for the amount of 6500 euro.

Pfffffff. There are days in the week that I do not have that in my wallet.

But this is the very first percussion lock. The flask contains a kind of fulminate. They turn around an ax. The ax is hollow. There is a tiny ditch in the ax. if you turn the flask around and back, there is a litle fulminate in the ditch. Then it is under the firingpin. The rest is the start of the percussioncap.

The first time when I have seen this in life is back in the late 1990 when I was invited to see the White Tower in London. Ther I have seen and hold amazing things like this scentbottle lock. It took more than 20 years to see an other one.

Boy I am glad. This is fine technik.

 

[deadin]

What do I win??

I didn't realize they were quite that early. Another thing, I wonder how many blew up because of a "leak" between the fulminate reservoir and the firing channel. (Maybe that's why they are so rare today.)

 

[sipowicz]

So it's not a double circumcision cutter?

 

[bricker]

So it's not a double circumcision cutter?

If used incorrectly............

 

[ACP230]

I was going to guess it was a "pill lock."
Silly me.

 

[bushmaster1313]

It's a short barreled shotgun with two suppressor ready threaded barrels

Requires two NFA stamps and two more for the suppressors

 

[Sebago Son]

"Cookie" Cutter...

So it's not a double circumcision cutter?

Two at a time! I admire the efficiency!

 

[Thuer]

Deadin. There is a safetystop at the bottom of the flask. This is normaly made of ivory. The fit of the flask on the ax is that tight. I was really suprised of the very fine workmanship. Ofcource these locks are the remains of a doublebarrel rifle. I do not know what happend to the rest.
I was very happy that I coud see and examen that lock.
It is in possesion of Peter Dyson from Great Brtitain. Who (and his wife Wendy) is an old friend of me.