A flintlock pistol ... with a Portuguese lock.

[fernando]

Originally Posted by Philip

There's something else I just noticed about the profile of the lockplate. It's the "wasp-waisted" shape ...However, note how the tail, with its rounded terminus, tilts downward at an angle... This downward tail appears to be a Portuguese variant ...

Do you mean like this other one made by XAVIER DOS REIS in 1758 ...

(From "Prestige de l'armurerie Portugaise")


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[Philip]

Originally Posted by fernando

Do you mean like this other one made by XAVIER DOD RES in 1758 ...

(From "Prestige de l'armurerie Portugaise")


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Yes, exactly.

Your pistol has proved to be a very interesting thing on a number of counts! What a life it has led...

[rickystl]

Much agree. Great thread trying to unravel the mystery.

Rick