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6th October 2006, 01:59 PM
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I do agree they are probably miquelet locks but it would be nice to see a better picture of them. However, the use of this style lock is not too anamolous for the date, since that style remained popular in many regions throughout the flintlock era. One frequently sees Albanian miquelets that were Turkish contract pieces made in the early 1800's, and miquelet percussion pistols were made in Spain in the early-mid 19th century (see links below).
Marcus Albanian: http://www.mbi.ufl.edu/papkelab/curios/RatTail.JPG Spanish: http://www.mbi.ufl.edu/papkelab/curios/BeltPistol.JPG |
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6th October 2006, 03:47 PM
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well, I thought that it is XVIIIth century, possibly even the first half (based on locks). But then I saw the signature (displayed above) on the locks which I think quite certainly testifies to the end of XIXth century.
Last edited by Rivkin; 6th October 2006 at 06:25 PM. |
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7th October 2006, 02:19 PM
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So, they are not Miquelet locks after all?
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9th October 2006, 03:09 AM
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Definitely miquelet.
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