Miquelet Pistol, decoration and maker questions

fernando · 13th December 2012, 05:45 PM

Here you have them of all kinds; ignition systems of all types ... patilla variations, 'half French-half Portuguese', 'Goats foot', English type, percussion and converted to percussion. Iron and brass butt plates ... and even one with rotary barrels.
One thing in common is the egg shaped butt ... that can be pointing to either direction.
One of the details that distinguishes Portuguese pistols from Spanish is that, the butt plate in the Spanish models is limited to the butt shape whereas in the Portuguese pistols there is a rim 'folding' to the stock

Sorry for the poor pictures. The book is a bit to heavy and large for me (one handed) to handle on the scanner.

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13th December 2012, 05:45 PM	#21
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Here you have them of all kinds; ignition systems of all types ... patilla variations, 'half French-half Portuguese', 'Goats foot', English type, percussion and converted to percussion. Iron and brass butt plates ... and even one with rotary barrels. One thing in common is the egg shaped butt ... that can be pointing to either direction. One of the details that distinguishes Portuguese pistols from Spanish is that, the butt plate in the Spanish models is limited to the butt shape whereas in the Portuguese pistols there is a rim 'folding' to the stock Sorry for the poor pictures. The book is a bit to heavy and large for me (one handed) to handle on the scanner. . Attached Images Last edited by fernando; 13th December 2012 at 08:02 PM.