Miquelet gun

shinyblades · 5th April 2013, 07:15 PM

Hello all. I would like to know if anyone has a view on the head carving on the wrist of the Aguirre gun , is this head with teeth showing and spirals beneath the chin represent any cultural figures , has it a link with Spanish conquest ie , inca , Aztec , maya , or purely the stockers imagination ?? Any ideas Shinyblades

kahnjar1 · 6th April 2013, 05:08 AM

It has all been said already. Two truly magnificent guns.
Thanks for sharing.

fernando · 6th April 2013, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by shinyblades

Hello all. I would like to know if anyone has a view on the head carving on the wrist of the Aguirre gun , is this head with teeth showing and spirals beneath the chin represent any cultural figures , has it a link with Spanish conquest ie , inca , Aztec , maya , or purely the stockers imagination ?? Any ideas Shinyblades

Imagination, i would say. Grotesque masks were fashionable in the XVIII century. Just an opinion

5th April 2013, 07:15 PM	#1
shinyblades Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Belfast Northern ireland Posts: 10	Joseph Aguirre double gun Hello all. I would like to know if anyone has a view on the head carving on the wrist of the Aguirre gun , is this head with teeth showing and spirals beneath the chin represent any cultural figures , has it a link with Spanish conquest ie , inca , Aztec , maya , or purely the stockers imagination ?? Any ideas Shinyblades

6th April 2013, 05:08 AM	#2
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,786	It has all been said already. Two truly magnificent guns. Thanks for sharing.