A Spanish escopeta

[fernando]

Originally Posted by M ELEY

http://issuu.com/dreamedia/docs/catalog_148_comancheria

Check out lot #185 on pg 78-79. It resembles Fernando's very much. Interestingly, I thought these were percussion cap the first time I saw one. This one dates to the 18th c.?

I just love this catalog of Native American/Span colonial stuff-

Great catalogue, Mark ... thanks a lot for the link.
Well, i think it resembles mine a lot because that type of stock has a definite influence and impact; so does the lock, although mine was born in the percussion type. I also have these locks converted, by the way.
A consistent difference between both is that mine has a 'full' stock, ie, the stock forend goes up to the barrel mouth. According to a specialist in Spanish arms, this is an unusual feature for the period.
The same specialist (Juan L. Calvó) also sugests that the barrel in mine could have well been from a 18th century flintlock, a practice most used by 19th century gunmakers. This is the so called barrel with 'culatin'; the barrel is intersected at the breech to assemble a percussion bolster section, and then coupled back to the original tang.
Another interesting particularity is that, the shoulder stock in mine, besides being more refined, has a groove on the right side, but not in the left, probably not to molest the shooter's face.
I am most pleased that this expert has well praised my example; and for what i see in the example shown in the catalogue (price wise) and some local opinions, i have made a good deal.
Fernando

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