Spanish Miquelet Belt Pistol, dated 1703

dana_w · 5th July 2018, 07:27 PM

Spanish Miquelet Belt Pistol
by Bernat Calafell, 1703

This beautiful Patilla style Miquelet Pistol has a distinctive look associated with Ripoll. It was purchased a few months ago by a friend from Barcelona. He had it sent to me for safe storage until he was back in the States. There is only one problem with that, I had to give it back, but not before taking a few photos.

The .60 caliber smoothbore barrel is 11 3/4 inches long and marked MAS near the breach. The front of the frizzen is signed B/Cala/Fel/l and dated 1703.

Patilla style miquelet locks have a large external mainspring. The spring exerts an upward force on the hammer`s heel. Two horizontal sears pass through the lock plate in front of the hammer. The lower one is the half cock sear. It locks the hammer`s toe in a safe position for loading and carrying the weapon. The upper one is the full cock sear. It prevents the hammer from falling until the trigger is pulled. The earliest known examples of this style are Spanish and date from the late 16th century

5th July 2018, 07:27 PM	#1
dana_w Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Southeast Florida, USA Posts: 436	Spanish Miquelet Belt Pistol, dated 1703 Spanish Miquelet Belt Pistol by Bernat Calafell, 1703 This beautiful Patilla style Miquelet Pistol has a distinctive look associated with Ripoll. It was purchased a few months ago by a friend from Barcelona. He had it sent to me for safe storage until he was back in the States. There is only one problem with that, I had to give it back, but not before taking a few photos. The .60 caliber smoothbore barrel is 11 3/4 inches long and marked MAS near the breach. The front of the frizzen is signed B/Cala/Fel/l and dated 1703. Patilla style miquelet locks have a large external mainspring. The spring exerts an upward force on the hammer`s heel. Two horizontal sears pass through the lock plate in front of the hammer. The lower one is the half cock sear. It locks the hammer`s toe in a safe position for loading and carrying the weapon. The upper one is the full cock sear. It prevents the hammer from falling until the trigger is pulled. The earliest known examples of this style are Spanish and date from the late 16th century Attached Images