Hi
Marcos,
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Thanks for sharing the article, nice pics. I have never heard the term espingole, althought I have espingarda, a long arab musket used often by bedouins.
Progressively, as the full-sized Fusil (modern term) / Mosquete (earlier) lenght is decreased, the weapons change their name to Carabina, then to Tercerola (a shorter 2/3rds version of the carbine) , to the smallest sized Mosqueton.
The 1757 only differed from the 1752 in that it had brass trigger covers, stock's foot and bands, and an iron ramrod. Both used a french flintlock action, and both had large-ring hammer screws. Fusil is a more modern term for a musket/mosquete, not a different weapon.
The m1752 was based on the prior 1740s, and these on the m1722-24, all similar in appearance to the french m1717. The 1752-54 used the french flintlock action, the others the sturdier Miguelete.
All spanish 18th C. guns used the ringed hammer-screw, a vast advantage when changing the flints at the field. In the 1800s the spanish military guns generally adopted the French action instead, due to ample surplus availability after the Napoleonic Wars.
Once again, thanks for the link!
Best
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Originally Posted by M ELEY
http://asoac.org/bulletins/91_benninghoff_spanish.pdf
Informative article on Spanish weapons used during the Am Revolution. Neumann's guide featured some pics of Spanish weapons here in the colonies during the period, but it's nice to substantiate their actual usage during the conflict.
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