Flame-Patterend Early hand-forged Suffolk thumblatch ca. early 1700s. (1640-1740)

This eighteenth-century Suffolk thumblatch with large (3 1/2" x 3 1/2") upper and lower flame-shaped terminals is presented in its original condition. The latch and its parts can be wire-wheeled if requested.  The set would be ideal as a prop in the film industry. Handle 2 3/4" wide, 9 1/4" tall, with 9 3/4" latch bar. The rattail keeper is original, accompanied by a hand-forged, driven staple-style bar guide, which is recently made, but correct to form.