Miquelet gun

shinyblades · 3rd April 2013, 04:18 PM

Hi rickYsti and cutlass collector Thanks for your kind comments , the Aguirre gun is a shotgun/ fowling piece , I am in the process of posting photos of the Nicholas bis Madrid lock gun with the help of fernando so I will include a full length photo of the pair together , I have collected guns in varying conditions like all collectors as funds allowed , starting in 1970 with single percussion guns / hopeless cases lovingly restored and fitted with rods made from dowel rod and topped with a cartridge case end , bought for£ 15 or £20 and paid off over a few months then hung on the wall with pride ( happy days ) , I then progressed through British military bayonets , pistols , muskets ,rifles , sporting guns , cap/ ball revolvers ,japanese swords , Zulu items , ,Spanish guns etc , I have now evolved to fewer pieces but quality and condition is most important . Best regards. Shinyblades

fernando · 4th April 2013, 05:57 PM

Here are pictures of the pair, followed by the Nicolas Bis example.
Note the trigger guard by Isidro Soler and the plug bayonet by Montargis.

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fernando · 4th April 2013, 06:00 PM

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shinyblades · 4th April 2013, 07:17 PM

Many thanks to fernando for uploading the photos for me , the Nicholas bis gun is large 57.5 inches long with a 42 inch barrel , octagonal to 16 sided, lock is 6 inches long and the flintlock is 4 1/4 inches long , it has a Madrid fluted stock in cherry wood and madrid lock with external scears ( a la moda ) , the butt has a small right angle plate extending along the top and half way down the butt terminating in a fleur de lis , beneath is an old inventory number 101 , ramrod is horn tipped , barrel is retained with loose bands with spring clips , no side plate is fitted just decorated screw heads , front sight is of the spider form in gold as is the touch hole, the trigger guard is carrying the punzon of Isidro soler who must have worked on this gun in the later 18th century . Ivory hilted plug bayonet by Carlos montargis armourer to the real armeria . Best regards. Shiny blades

fernando · 4th April 2013, 08:10 PM

A couple more

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rickystl · 5th April 2013, 01:29 AM

Shinyblades: Thank you so much for posting. I'm still speechless. I'm going to bed and close my eyes. I can't take much more of this punishment.

Rick.

Fernando K · 5th April 2013, 01:34 AM

Hello:

I will not add anything to the biography of BIS and SOLER, treated by Lavin, but I will give of MARGUIS (O Margis) in "Compendium Basque historic armory" by Ramiro Larranaga, page 263

MARGUIS, Miguel - French, arcabucero Philip V of Spain and Louis XIV of France. It was used in the Royal Armory until 1733.

MARGUIS, Carlos Madrid Arcabucero 1792, disciple of Salvador Ecenarro. Countermark: the shield of Madrid, 5 stars, 2 sides and palms ducal crown. Miguel Nieto

It baffles me the guard of Soler, who was born en1740/41, and BIS's death, in 1726. This would indicate that the assembly was post 1703, as shown.

Battara · 5th April 2013, 04:18 AM

H LY CRACKER! What great condition! Thanks for sharing.

BTW - I like your avatar name "shinyblades".

As some here will attest, I too like shiny things....

fernando · 5th April 2013, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Fernando K

Hello:

I will not add anything to the biography of BIS and SOLER, treated by Lavin, but I will give of MARGUIS (O Margis)

MARGIS ... is this the same as MONTARGIS ?

3rd April 2013, 04:18 PM	#1
shinyblades Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Belfast Northern ireland Posts: 10	Double miquelet gun Hi rickYsti and cutlass collector Thanks for your kind comments , the Aguirre gun is a shotgun/ fowling piece , I am in the process of posting photos of the Nicholas bis Madrid lock gun with the help of fernando so I will include a full length photo of the pair together , I have collected guns in varying conditions like all collectors as funds allowed , starting in 1970 with single percussion guns / hopeless cases lovingly restored and fitted with rods made from dowel rod and topped with a cartridge case end , bought for£ 15 or £20 and paid off over a few months then hung on the wall with pride ( happy days ) , I then progressed through British military bayonets , pistols , muskets ,rifles , sporting guns , cap/ ball revolvers ,japanese swords , Zulu items , ,Spanish guns etc , I have now evolved to fewer pieces but quality and condition is most important . Best regards. Shinyblades

4th April 2013, 05:57 PM	#2
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Here are pictures of the pair, followed by the Nicolas Bis example. Note the trigger guard by Isidro Soler and the plug bayonet by Montargis. . Attached Images

4th April 2013, 06:00 PM	#3
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	More . Attached Images Last edited by fernando; 4th April 2013 at 06:21 PM.

4th April 2013, 07:17 PM	#4
shinyblades Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Belfast Northern ireland Posts: 10	Nicholas bis Many thanks to fernando for uploading the photos for me , the Nicholas bis gun is large 57.5 inches long with a 42 inch barrel , octagonal to 16 sided, lock is 6 inches long and the flintlock is 4 1/4 inches long , it has a Madrid fluted stock in cherry wood and madrid lock with external scears ( a la moda ) , the butt has a small right angle plate extending along the top and half way down the butt terminating in a fleur de lis , beneath is an old inventory number 101 , ramrod is horn tipped , barrel is retained with loose bands with spring clips , no side plate is fitted just decorated screw heads , front sight is of the spider form in gold as is the touch hole, the trigger guard is carrying the punzon of Isidro soler who must have worked on this gun in the later 18th century . Ivory hilted plug bayonet by Carlos montargis armourer to the real armeria . Best regards. Shiny blades Last edited by shinyblades; 4th April 2013 at 10:46 PM. Reason: Addition

4th April 2013, 08:10 PM	#5
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	A couple more , Attached Images

5th April 2013, 01:29 AM	#6
rickystl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO area. Posts: 1,630	Shinyblades: Thank you so much for posting. I'm still speechless. I'm going to bed and close my eyes. I can't take much more of this punishment. Rick.

5th April 2013, 01:34 AM	#7
Fernando K Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 671	Hello: I will not add anything to the biography of BIS and SOLER, treated by Lavin, but I will give of MARGUIS (O Margis) in "Compendium Basque historic armory" by Ramiro Larranaga, page 263 MARGUIS, Miguel - French, arcabucero Philip V of Spain and Louis XIV of France. It was used in the Royal Armory until 1733. MARGUIS, Carlos Madrid Arcabucero 1792, disciple of Salvador Ecenarro. Countermark: the shield of Madrid, 5 stars, 2 sides and palms ducal crown. Miguel Nieto It baffles me the guard of Soler, who was born en1740/41, and BIS's death, in 1726. This would indicate that the assembly was post 1703, as shown.

5th April 2013, 04:18 AM	#8
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	H LY CRACKER! What great condition! Thanks for sharing. BTW - I like your avatar name "shinyblades". As some here will attest, I too like shiny things....