Unusual Hmong musket

[Cerjak]

Originally Posted by Philip

Nice to have the native terminology for all the components. Interesting that the artist did not show the flint that ought to be in the hammer for a spark to strike off the frizzen. I have often wondered how a flint could be secured since there is no screw-tightened jaws so hold one, as is the case for just about every other flintlock made and used worldwide.

The flint is probably sealed using a vegetable resin. No one screw is used for the manufacture of this lock and this last can be easily dismounted from the weapon without tools certainly to facilitate the crimping of the flint.

[Cerjak]

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