Hello Fernando. Here are a couple more pics of the barrel mark. Hope you can make it out. My magnifying glass will not reproduce large enough for me to write what I see. I'll purchase a larger glass this weekend. Also, another pic of the lock mortise.If you look real close you can see the outline of a previous flintlock style lock. The wooden plug was done sometime back in the period. It is known that Spain changed from the miquelet style lock to the traditional flintlock style during the 1750's. Then back to the miquelet style about 1790. I now agree with you. Even with the bayonet lug, this piece was made for an individule. Thanks, Rick.
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