<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">Scottish snaphances</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31459491</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 21:03:41</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Scottish locks</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Scottish snaphance</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">locks, Scottish</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">snaphances, Scottish</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Developed version of the snaphance, having a lug at the end of a combined sear and trigger lever, which projects through an opening in the lock plate inside in front of the cock to hold it at half cock. They are found most often on Scottish pistols of the 18th century. ]]></dc:description></metadata>