18th Miquelet Lock Musket, Catalonian Maker Info Needed

[fernando]

Originally Posted by dana_w

I bow to your advanced age and deeply appreciate you sharing your knowledge.

Are you kiding me ? my age is not that advanced ... and neither is my knowledge .. at all .
Obviously we are simplifying things when differentiating shoulder guns typology only by their stock length. Deoration has a lot to do with it, as Fernando K well reminded. While military weapons have/had a more austere look, is on hunting guns that usually smiths have a go with their artistry, either on barrels as also on locks; don't you agree ?

[dana_w]

Originally Posted by fernando

Are you kiding me ? my age is not that advanced ... and neither is my knowledge .. at all .
Obviously we are simplifying things when differentiating shoulder guns typology only by their stock length. Deoration has a lot to do with it, as Fernando K well reminded. While military weapons have/had a more austere look, is on hunting guns that usually smiths have a go with their artistry, either in barrels and locks; don't you agree ?

Yes, I agree! And Yes, I am KIDDING you about you mentioning your age.

[fernando]

[fernando]

Now if you don't mind, this is definitely a topic for the European forum. I don't know how i didn't notice this before but, we are still in time to move it to that section ... and expect further comments on this fine gun.

[dana_w]

Originally Posted by fernando

Now if you don't mind, this is definitely a topic for the European forum. I don't know how i didn't notice this before but, we are still in time to move it to that section ... and expect further comments on this fine gun.

A good point. Sorry about posting in the wrong forum.

[Norman McCormick]

[QUOTE=fernando]Are you kiding me ? my age is not that advanced ...


Mmmmm!!!!

[fernando]

So what, Norman; are you envious of my youth ? .

[Norman McCormick]

I've been trying to convince my wife that my 63 years, please note 63 is less than 69, would look better if I partook of your famous Portuguese tipple after dinner after all I have held you up as an example of the youth giving properties of Port for years.
Kind Regards,
Norman


OOPS She has just rumbled that Fernando and Ronaldo are two different people

[machinist]

I really enjoy Peninsular Miquelets and want to learn as much as I can about them, what is the meaning of "all three fashions" applied to the lock in this case?

[fernando]

Fernando K is the man able to distinguish all lock styles at first sight.
In an atempt to 'antecipate' him, i will advance that, the three fashions (a las tres modas) variant, is a mix of all three styles, “a la española”, “a la francesa” y “a la romana”. It may be identified by the safe point of the 'cats foot' being situated in the angle that forms the 'patilla' arm.
Note that the interpretation of lock styles some times differs from diverse writers criteria.

.

[Fernando K]

Hi machinist

The miquelete "to the three fashions" differs from the classic miquelete. First, from the classic miquelete retains the firing system, the actual spring acting on the heel of the cat's foot, the cat's foot with the pedrero screw with his claqsica argolla. Second The bowl no longer has the false flange as in the classic miquelete, but the flange forms partye of the bowl, and the frizen is curved, as in the French key, although it is scratched, as in the miquelete. Third, by the placement of the spring of the frizen, which is not hidden by the flange, but is in view, as in the Roman lock, in front of the main spring.

Affectionately, Fernando K