Balkan/Ottoman flintlock pistol for ID and comment

Richard G · 22nd January 2018, 03:05 PM

Hello Osobist and Rickystl,
Now, I'm probably going to make a fool of myself, (not for the first time,I hear you say), but have you released or operated the lock yet?
The reason I ask is that it is not apparent to me what is actually keeping the cock cocked. Presumably there is another sear, above the mainspring, which we cannot see in the photograph, in which case what is the sear we can see for?
Genuinely interested.
Regards
Richard

corrado26 · 22nd January 2018, 04:17 PM

You cannot see the two sears? The arrows show where they are.

A very good opus about the firearms in use in the Balkans is the book of Robert Elgood, The Arms of Greece and her Balkan Neighbors in the Ottoman Period.
corrado26

22nd January 2018, 04:17 PM	#2
corrado26 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Black Forest, Germany Posts: 1,226	You cannot see the two sears? The arrows show where they are. A very good opus about the firearms in use in the Balkans is the book of Robert Elgood, The Arms of Greece and her Balkan Neighbors in the Ottoman Period. corrado26 Attached Images

22nd January 2018, 03:05 PM	#1
Richard G Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 409	Hello Osobist and Rickystl, Now, I'm probably going to make a fool of myself, (not for the first time,I hear you say), but have you released or operated the lock yet? The reason I ask is that it is not apparent to me what is actually keeping the cock cocked. Presumably there is another sear, above the mainspring, which we cannot see in the photograph, in which case what is the sear we can see for? Genuinely interested. Regards Richard