A Very Early Wheellock Arquebus, ca. 1530, in the Musée de l'Armée, Paris

[Fernando K]

Matchlock Estimate:

I think I see the cubrecazoleta (pan-cover) is opened manually with the lever beneath the bowl (pan), ending in a hook, but I find the spring that opens and the method of attachment. As for the trigger system, anything would be possible .....

Thank you very much. Sincerely, Fernando K

[Matchlock]

I cannot make out the pan-cover spring either - the inside view of the lock mechanism does not show it. Maybe it's missing?

Best,
m

[Fernando K]

Matchlock Estimate:

Perhaps the cubrecazoleta (pan-cover) cover. your cam and spring were attached to the box (stock) as the mainspring. Now that I'm looking more closely, I think the bronze plaque under and behind this key (lock) is the sure shot, which acts through a square button (decorated with lines)

Affectionately. Fernando K.

P. S. Why have you signed your mail as "Fan" (Fan)?. You're not a fan .......

[Matchlock]

Originally Posted by Fernando K

Matchlock Estimate:

Perhaps the cubrecazoleta (pan-cover) cover. your cam and spring were attached to the box (stock) as the mainspring. Now that I'm looking more closely, I think the bronze plaque under and behind this key (lock) is the sure shot, which acts through a square button (decorated with lines)

Affectionately. Fernando K.

P. S. Why have you signed your mail as "Fan" (Fan)?. You're not a fan .......

Sorry if my Spanish was that bad. I meant it was the same as affectionately ...

m

[fernando]

Originally Posted by Fernando K

... P. S. Why have you signed your mail as "Fan" (Fan)?. You're not a fan .......

Ah, ah, Fernando ... the usual confusion with translations
Michael certainly wished to express his afection (fondness), same as you finish your posts with Affectionately and not his aficion (castillan for fanship).
If translation of conversational phrases is hard, translating technical terms is ten times as harder. I am rather surprised that Michael understands your (automatic) translations rather easy

[fernando]

Crossed posts (#10 and #11)

[Fernando K]

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fernando K

[Matchlock]

Originally Posted by fernando

Ah, ah, Fernando ... the usual confusion with translations
Michael certainly wished to express his afection (fondness), same as you finish your posts with Affectionately and not his aficion (castillan for fanship).
If translation of conversational phrases is hard, translating technical terms is ten times as harder. I am rather surprised that Michael understands your (automatic) translations rather easy

You are absolutely right, 'Nando,

I am just a bit confused when Fernando K. uses key for lock, whereas key means llave and lock would be cierre - on both a door and a weapon.

Best,
Michl

[fernando]

Originally Posted by Matchlock

You are absolutely right, 'Nando,

I am just a bit confused when Fernando K. uses key for lock, whereas key means llave and lock would be cierre - on both a door and a weapon.

Best,
Michl

Translations are not necessarily the same as interpretations, reason why when you make a rigorous statement you need an interpreter and not a translator ; you know, the idiomatic issue. Spaniards call the lock a key (llave), reason why Fernando's translation engine gives him the 'key' term.
... Whereas the Portuguese call it fecho, which corresponds to lock, as in english.

[Matchlock]

Well, when I looked up the English and German equivalents for llave and cierre I found the correct definitions right away.

m