Miquelet lock is a modern term used by collectors and curators for a type of firing mechanism used in muskets and pistols. It is a distinctive form of...
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the trigger. The dog is only released when the lock is bought to the full-cock position. The miquelet lock is the penultimate of the flint-sparking locks...
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Moukahla (redirect from Kabyle miquelet)
other mechanism was the so-called Arab toe-lock, a form of miquelet lock, closely allied to the agujeta lock (which required a back or dog catch for half...
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century. Arquebus Demi-culverin Doglock Flintlock Hand cannon Matchlock Miquelet lock Musket Pistol Snaphance Snaplock Wheellock "culverin". Oxford English...
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mechanical progression of the wheellock firing mechanism, and along with the miquelet lock and doglock are predecessors of the flintlock mechanism. The name is...
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percussion lock. Flintlock firing mechanisms made their appearance in the 16th century in the form of the snaplock, the snaphance, the miquelet, and the...
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Wheellock (redirect from Wheel-lock)
A wheellock, wheel-lock, or wheel lock is a friction-wheel mechanism which creates a spark that causes a firearm to fire. It was the next major development...
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"snaphaunce" lock is often credited to French gun maker Marin le Bourgeoys around 1610. He may have been influenced by the Spanish "miquelet" lock that utilized...
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brief and showy start, or momentary sensation of no real importance. Miquelet lock Glossary of firearms terminology Elkanah Settle, in Reflections on several...
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Flintlock (redirect from Flint-lock)
development of firearm lock mechanisms had proceeded from the matchlock to wheellock to the earlier flintlocks (snaplock, snaphance, miquelet, and doglock) in...
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Regional varieties include the Baltic Lock, the Russian Snaplock, and the Miquelet lock. The Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus had many matchlock muskets converted...
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rifle) Explosive-propelled Musket Wheellock Snaplock / snaphance / miquelet lock Doglock Flintlock Che Dian Chong Pistol Blunderbuss Musketoon Wall gun...
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were equipped with their own distinctive horse pistol, featuring a miquelet lock imported from Spain or Italy, a stock carved from an elm root, a bulbous...
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A pair of early dragons from Poland fitted with the miquelet lock...
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from the early to middle 17th century, lists the barrel length of a wheel lock dragon at around 28 cm (11 in), compared to a 41 cm (16 in) length for a...
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abandon the pike altogether (flintlocks and proto-flintlocks, such as the miquelet lock, had been in use since the mid-16th century, but remained less common...
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single-shot firearms included matchlock, wheellock, snaplock, doglock, miquelet lock, flintlock, and percussion cap firearms. Muzzleloaders included the...
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developed in Spain during the Napoleonic invasion of the Iberian peninsula. Miquelet lock was invented by gunsmiths in Madrid during the late 16th century (circa...
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from striking the frizzen. (See also flintlock mechanism, snaphance, Miquelet lock.) The flintlock was widely used during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries...
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tribes like the Qajars. Most soldiers were armed with flintlock or older miquelet lock muskets, with some having matchlocks, and every soldier also carried...
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resembled other muskets of the 18th Century, the lock was unique, being of the characteristic Spanish "Miquelet" type. This action reworked some of the accepted...
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its place in world history. Leiden: Brill. p. 111. ISBN 90-04-03945-7.. A lock-hold on trade between western Europe and Asia is often cited as a primary...
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had fought Napoleon the previous year, it was badly lead, suffered from a lock of staff, and was extremely old-fashioned. L'Estocq's Corps therefore retired...
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and Privateer guns; Dutch Flintlock Pistol (1/6 scale); and the Miquelet Moorish lock pistol. These kits were also re-boxed by Life-Like under license...
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withdraw to the line of the Ter, harassed en route by General Trinxería's miquelets. By shielding Barcelona in this way the Allies kept Spain in the war for...
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