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25-02-17, 04:15 PM #1
Mortice Deadlatch with 5 Hammer Bell
18th century Mortice Deadlatch with 5 hammer Bell
Artifact No: 1648.
Sz: 167 x 368mm (excluding extended privacy and latch bolts). Mt: brass, copper, iron. Wt: 4.428kg.
A double throw deadlocking latch with 2 gear driven privacy bolts. The main feature being a 5 hammer bell driven by the follower spindle. Decoration on the tumbler lever of a serpent.
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Thanks and thank you for the history lesson. Kevin Moreau, an exceptional U.S. blacksmith has a video on making a "pinched bow" key so I thought I would try that technique on this key.
Coffer Lock?