Can you make a gun without a lock? Mr Riviere certainly thought so. Mr Ferguson isn't quite so sure. Join Jonathan as he looks at an exquisite pair of pistols featuring a beautifully crafted sea monster hammer.

Sources
Lederer, Paul S. Isaac Riviere's “Guns Without Locks.” Canadian Journal of Arms Collecting Vol. 38, No. 1 (February 2000), pp. 8-12.

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