A Portuguese musket for comments

[Marcus den toom]

Such an amazing find Nando, i especially like the frizzen spring.. it reminds me of the renaissance style of the Arquebuses of the early tot mid 16th century

[fernando]

Indeed Marcus ? Thank you .

[fernando]

Eventually Fernando, this cocking system was also used in Spain, within the 18th century, according to James D. Lavin ( A History of Spanish Firearms).

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[Fernando K]

Hi all

Perhaps the reason that the chocks are invested is that the guarantor (the part that has the arch of half-cock) has little room to be located and the same goes for triggering spring, which has the arch of full- cock, because the nut, and the movement of the mainspring leave little room for mechanisms for full and half-cock-cock

Affectionately. Fernando K

[fernando]

A couple pictures missing in the first post.

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