Miquelet gun

fernando · 4th April 2013, 08:10 PM

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rickystl · 5th April 2013, 01:29 AM

Shinyblades: Thank you so much for posting. I'm still speechless. I'm going to bed and close my eyes. I can't take much more of this punishment.

Rick.

Fernando K · 5th April 2013, 01:34 AM

Hello:

I will not add anything to the biography of BIS and SOLER, treated by Lavin, but I will give of MARGUIS (O Margis) in "Compendium Basque historic armory" by Ramiro Larranaga, page 263

MARGUIS, Miguel - French, arcabucero Philip V of Spain and Louis XIV of France. It was used in the Royal Armory until 1733.

MARGUIS, Carlos Madrid Arcabucero 1792, disciple of Salvador Ecenarro. Countermark: the shield of Madrid, 5 stars, 2 sides and palms ducal crown. Miguel Nieto

It baffles me the guard of Soler, who was born en1740/41, and BIS's death, in 1726. This would indicate that the assembly was post 1703, as shown.

Battara · 5th April 2013, 04:18 AM

H LY CRACKER! What great condition! Thanks for sharing.

BTW - I like your avatar name "shinyblades".

As some here will attest, I too like shiny things....

fernando · 5th April 2013, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fernando K

Hello:

I will not add anything to the biography of BIS and SOLER, treated by Lavin, but I will give of MARGUIS (O Margis)

MARGIS ... is this the same as MONTARGIS ?

Fernando K · 5th April 2013, 01:18 PM

Hello

Sorry, typing is a fake. Corresponds MONTARGUIS (or MONTARGIS)

Afectusosamente. Fernando K

fernando · 5th April 2013, 01:34 PM

Nicolas Bis is the gunmaker to whom the invention of horse shoe barrels (callos de la herradura) is attributed.
He was known at he time as the Prince of Spanish Gunmakers “Príncipe de los Arcabuceros Españoles”.

shinyblades · 5th April 2013, 06:32 PM

Hello. Yes the trigger guard by soler seems unusual but Lavin states soler was appointed honary gunsmith to carlos 111 in 1776 and chose to care for the personal arms of Carlos 1V in 1797 , he also regained a royal position to fernando V11 caring for the kings arms and repairing guns , I would assume soler either restocked / refurbished the gun or replaced a missing trigger guard or the punzon itself to mark his work on the already old gun by bis . On another note I just received a copy of catalogo de arcabuceria madrilena ( 1687- 1833 ) real armeria de Madrid
Alvaro soler del campo , I cannot read a word but the photos are fantastic , lockplates , frizzens , barrels, stocks , and with 400 pages and 1 1/2" thick it is a real treat , get a copy you will love it , I got mine including postage to Belfast for £30 , unfortunately a lot of the guns stocks are in a very poor stripped down condition apparently due to an over enthusiastic well meaning use of caustic solution on the stocks . Regards all. Shinyblades

4th April 2013, 08:10 PM	#1
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	A couple more , Attached Images

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fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Did you that: Nicolas Bis is the gunmaker to whom the invention of horse shoe barrels (callos de la herradura) is attributed. He was known at he time as the Prince of Spanish Gunmakers “Príncipe de los Arcabuceros Españoles”.

5th April 2013, 06:32 PM	#8
shinyblades Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Belfast Northern ireland Posts: 10	Nicholas bis / Isidro soler Hello. Yes the trigger guard by soler seems unusual but Lavin states soler was appointed honary gunsmith to carlos 111 in 1776 and chose to care for the personal arms of Carlos 1V in 1797 , he also regained a royal position to fernando V11 caring for the kings arms and repairing guns , I would assume soler either restocked / refurbished the gun or replaced a missing trigger guard or the punzon itself to mark his work on the already old gun by bis . On another note I just received a copy of catalogo de arcabuceria madrilena ( 1687- 1833 ) real armeria de Madrid Alvaro soler del campo , I cannot read a word but the photos are fantastic , lockplates , frizzens , barrels, stocks , and with 400 pages and 1 1/2" thick it is a real treat , get a copy you will love it , I got mine including postage to Belfast for £30 , unfortunately a lot of the guns stocks are in a very poor stripped down condition apparently due to an over enthusiastic well meaning use of caustic solution on the stocks . Regards all. Shinyblades Last edited by shinyblades; 5th April 2013 at 07:00 PM. Reason: Missing word

5th April 2013, 01:29 AM	#2
rickystl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO area. Posts: 1,632	Shinyblades: Thank you so much for posting. I'm still speechless. I'm going to bed and close my eyes. I can't take much more of this punishment. Rick.

5th April 2013, 01:34 AM	#3
Fernando K Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 671	Hello: I will not add anything to the biography of BIS and SOLER, treated by Lavin, but I will give of MARGUIS (O Margis) in "Compendium Basque historic armory" by Ramiro Larranaga, page 263 MARGUIS, Miguel - French, arcabucero Philip V of Spain and Louis XIV of France. It was used in the Royal Armory until 1733. MARGUIS, Carlos Madrid Arcabucero 1792, disciple of Salvador Ecenarro. Countermark: the shield of Madrid, 5 stars, 2 sides and palms ducal crown. Miguel Nieto It baffles me the guard of Soler, who was born en1740/41, and BIS's death, in 1726. This would indicate that the assembly was post 1703, as shown.

5th April 2013, 04:18 AM	#4
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,280	H LY CRACKER! What great condition! Thanks for sharing. BTW - I like your avatar name "shinyblades". As some here will attest, I too like shiny things....

5th April 2013, 01:18 PM	#6
Fernando K Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 671	Hello Sorry, typing is a fake. Corresponds MONTARGUIS (or MONTARGIS) Afectusosamente. Fernando K