60 - Lot of weapon spare parts, probably primer pliers, bullet mould, diopter sight, lock part, grip

Lot of weapon spare parts, probably primer pliers, bullet mould, diopter sight, lock part, grip Metal and wood, lot of spare parts, five pieces: 1) probably primer pliers for reloading cartridge cases, two arms and central angled lever on the pivot pin, square-edged jaws, one with a round bore for the case, the other with a screw. 2) Bullet mould with elongated cavity for a grooved elongated bullet, long slender arms. 3) Diopter sight, black, mounting arm with two knurled clamping screws, adjustment block with two knurled adjusting wheels, at the top a disc with peg and two pins. 4) Lock mechanism, probably matchlock, with long curved spring arm with knob, plate with screws, clamping jaws with clamping screw and two curved spikes. 5) Grip frame of a pistol, probably target pistol, frame with bore, S-shaped curved trigger guard with finger spur, wooden grip panel with chequering and hinged lever with hook, with surface rust. Primer pliers served marksmen around 1900 for loading their own ammunition: the cartridge case sits in the bore of the jaw, and the central lever moves a pin that removes the spent primer before a new one is inserted. Refilling cartridge cases was widespread among private individuals in the 19th and early 20th century for economic reasons. Bullet moulds are two-armed iron tools with cavities in their jaws, into which molten lead was poured to form bullets. With them the marksman supplied himself with ammunition for the muzzle-loader before the industrial production of cartridges. The diopter is the rear sighting device of a weapon: instead of the rear notch there is a plate adjustable for elevation and windage with a very small aperture, often also an iris diaphragm that can be adapted to different light conditions. In the matchlock a match holder, the so-called cock, held the smouldering match, which a lever connected to the trigger pressed onto the powder in the pan. In Europe this ignition was in use from the 14th to the 17th century; in Japan it remained in use for short and long arms until well into the 19th century.