This lock is made from iron in two parts. The lock body is barrel-shaped with a swinging, partly arched shackle fitted with an elegant curlicue and a separate piece with ward springs. The mantle is protected with reinforcements in both directions. A vertical key slot is located in the same short end as the shackle attachment.

This lock is made from iron in two parts. The lock body is barrel-shaped with a swinging, partly arched shackle fitted with an elegant curlicue and a separate piece with ward springs. The mantle is protected with reinforcements in both directions. A vertical key slot is located in the same short end as the shackle attachment.

Bolt locks were used in the Viking Age, but probably existed even earlier. The model has been in use right into the 19th century, but the lock technology has varied over the centuries. During the 15th and 17th centuries they had a high point, extremely beautiful locks from this time have been found. (Source: Eskilstuna Museum's Lock Exhibition 2001)

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