A 17th Century Zischagge

A Zischagge, 17h Century. With single piece skull with six radiating ribs, four lame articulated tail with turned edge and domed rivets, bevelled cheek-pieces pierced with seven holes, broad pointed peak with turned edge, sliding nasal bar retained by a screw with a heart shaped terminal. The peak is struck above with a ‘M’ and below with ‘+VIII’.