Fragment of lock plate with pan and steel from a snap cock lock of a musket; Part of the lock plate with pan and steel from a snap cock lock. The highly corroded fragment shows the remains of a pan with a rotating cover; the steel rotating about an axis in the lock plate and the remains of the fixing of the striking spring and the steel spring. In comparison with the other firearms found on Nova Zembla; this is a very modern weapon. Like the wheel lock of this snap cock lock; the springs apparently collapsed in the extreme cold; making the lock worthless.; anonymous; c. 1590 - c. 1596; iron (metal); forging; d 9.4 cm x w 9 cm x h 2.5 cm