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      rickystl replied to the thread The Spanish Miquelet musket.
      Thanks for the video. Spanish guns in general, and miquelets in particular have seemed to be under represented in the muzzle loading...
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      rickystl reacted to Ashton Daniels's post in the thread The Spanish Miquelet musket with Like Like.
      It is an India built gun, that I obtained from loyalist arms in Canada. As for the sear, it is quite robust and I don't forsee the sear...
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      rickystl reacted to PathfinderNC's post in the thread The Spanish Miquelet musket with Like Like.
      Another nicely done video. That’s a nice musket and seems to have a fast ignition. Nice kit, too. From the video you look quite period...
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      rickystl reacted to Grenadier1758's post in the thread The Spanish Miquelet musket with Like Like.
      Pretty amazing, especially how your miquelet can change from being right handed to left handed. Hint: when shooting selfies, select...
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      rickystl reacted to Ashton Daniels's post in the thread The Spanish Miquelet musket with Like Like.
      A short video I made on the Spanish miquelet musket of the 18th century.
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      rickystl replied to the thread Ottoman Guns.
      I enlarged your photo. It looks like possibly the tip of the tail of the upper arm, where the cock meets the mainspring, may have...
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      rickystl replied to the thread Ottoman Guns.
      Rudyard: Thanks for the photo. The lock in your photo above does not look like it has a broken mainspring (?) Also, note in the...
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      rickystl replied to the thread Ottoman Guns.
      Hi Rudyard OK. That's one of the most common miquelet locks in the Region. Generally referred to as a Balkan lock. They were used on...
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      rickystl replied to the thread Ottoman Guns.
      OK. Let me see what I can find.
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      rickystl replied to the thread Ottoman Guns.
      Rudyard: Is your broken mainspring similar to this ?
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      rickystl reacted to Rudyard's post in the thread Ottoman Guns with Like Like.
      Dear Rick Yes its for a Greek/Albanian sort 3&1/4"long the sort that had faint engraving but I do'nt need the engravings . They seem...
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      rickystl reacted to PhDBrewer's post in the thread Ottoman Guns with Like Like.
      Verdigris, or copper acetate is used for the colouring agent, this chemical is made by exposing copper to acid fumes, the green is then...
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      rickystl reacted to cyten's post in the thread Ottoman Guns with Like Like.
      Cześć i witaj Vova! I believe this a pretty early Ottoman Miquelet, due to the trigger/triggerguard and how the lock is not of the later...
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      rickystl replied to the thread Ottoman Guns.
      Rudyard: Are you needing a mainspring for one of your locks ?
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      rickystl replied to the thread Ottoman Guns.
      Hello Vova. Welcome to the Forum. A very nice - and earlier (IMHO) -Ottoman/Turkish musket. From the photo of the muzzle it appears...
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