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LOT 1631
Tudor 'Thames' Iron Ball Lock
15TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (39.5 grams, 47 mm).
Formed with a spherical lock and D-shaped locking arm with square cross-section; keyhole to one face of the body. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
LiteratureCf. The PAS database, record id.KENT-2F53F1, for similar.
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