A Portuguese musket for comments

rickystl · 6th December 2015, 05:19 PM

Hi Fernando.
What a neat Portuguese fowler. Congratulations. Portuguese (vs Spanish) guns seem to be a rarity in North America. You just never see one. Even at the Baltimore Show. And the distinctive locks with a miquelet style sear mechanism, but the mainspring mounted on the inside of the lockplate. Yes, I see the outside mounted pin for the mainspring. The reverse of the Spanish lock. And the interesting engraving around the vent hole, not often seen.
What a great gun to add to a collection. Nice photos too.
Rick

6th December 2015, 05:19 PM	#2
rickystl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO area. Posts: 1,632	Hi Fernando. What a neat Portuguese fowler. Congratulations. Portuguese (vs Spanish) guns seem to be a rarity in North America. You just never see one. Even at the Baltimore Show. And the distinctive locks with a miquelet style sear mechanism, but the mainspring mounted on the inside of the lockplate. Yes, I see the outside mounted pin for the mainspring. The reverse of the Spanish lock. And the interesting engraving around the vent hole, not often seen. What a great gun to add to a collection. Nice photos too. Rick