A flintlock pistol ... with a Portuguese lock.

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A flintlock pistol ... with a Portuguese lock.

23rd November 2017, 12:59 PM

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fernando

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Quote:

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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