Two VOC musket side escutcheon plates, Amsterdam, c.1700-1743
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ZAR 2 000 - 3 000
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ZAR 26 428
Location
Cape Town
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About this Item
Two VOC musket side escutcheon plates, Amsterdam, c.1700-1743
each centred by the crowned coat of arms of Amsterdam, the wings inscribed with the VOC stamp for Amsterdam, each lacking an eye
(2)
width: 9,5cm
Literature
It is possible that these had one end deliberately removed, modifying them to fit a newer pattern of musket, as seen in other examples of side plates found near or on the wreck site of the Rooswijk, a Dutch East India Company vessel that sank off the coast of the treacherous Goodwin Sands Kent, England, in January 1740.
Accessed: 16/02/2026
Provenance
Private Collection.
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