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Woops. here's the pic of the lock.

Actually, multiple boxes. LOL I found one lock very similar to yours. But it too, had a broken mainspring. But here is an Ottoman/Turkish lock that's complete. The mainspring is still super strong like most. And the full length of the upper arm is right at 3 1/4 inches, like yours. The...

Hi Rudyard. Still looking in my parts locks. LOL

OK. Let me see what I can put together.

The chainmail would indeed be very labor intensive to make. Plus, the average mail shirt probably weighed about 20-lbs. As Cyten mentions, tradition would be the likely factor at this late date. Similar idea of the habit of decorating their muzzle loading firearms. Not at all necessary, but...

I remember seeing that.

The continued use of chainmail is especially curious in latter times. Especially in the Caucasus. There are plenty of original photos from the 1870's showing Caucasian warriors wearing chainmail, helmets, shields, etc. And the continued use of the bow in India for a long time. Rick

Hi Conrad Thanks for the post. The leather/fabric belts with pouches that can be traced to India for use with their matchlocks, seldom come up for sale at auctions. I can't remember even seeing any examples for sale. I have maybe three belts with accessories from Afghanistan, one from I...

Again, nice video. Thanks for posting. Would be interesting to use this Tread to ask how many readers/Forum members own shoot-able miquelet guns ? It's likely a minority. But maybe more than we suspect ? Rick

It seems Loyalist no longer carries this musket. I had heard hat it was a short-lived musket for them. So it sounds like the OP is lucky to have one. Congrats. Would be nice to find out which Indian factory made the lock.

Hi again Mcat. Fell asleep way too early. So I'm now awake way too early. LOL Thanks for the extra photos. Sorry to hear about the Canadian Postal strike. Possibly, you might be able to have the shipment handled by a separate independent courier such as DHL, UPS, FEDEX, etc. ? Unless they...

This pistol likely is one of the better tourist items from the pre-1960 era. Built with a newer stock, but using an original lock, barrel, and ball trigger. They were built this way for the tourists while there were still a supply of original locks and barrels available locally. The brass axe...

OK. Couldn't see that. Does the mainspring look more like the one in the photo you posted ? (Which may be the exact lock you are talking about ?) Or does it look more like the one in the photo that I posted ? Sometimes welding on the mainspring will work. Other times it doesn't. The...

Mcat: Congratulations. Looks like a nice piece. Appears to be a full-stock, which don't come up for sale nearly as often as the half-stock sporting guns. Please post photos after you receive it. That 1750-1790 period I mention above: During this time, even with the Spanish military...

Thanks for the video. Spanish guns in general, and miquelets in particular have seemed to be under represented in the muzzle loading hobby. Possibly due to a lack of available guns in general. And the lack of readily available, completed locks. So nice to see a user pop up every once in a...

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 broken off ? Is that correct ?

Rudyard: Thanks for the photo. The lock in your photo above does not look like it has a broken mainspring (?) Also, note in the photo I posted, the mainspring's longer arm has a slight more upward curve to it. The mainspring in your photo the longer arm is a bit more straight. I've seen...

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 all kinds of guns. Very well built and reliable. And yes, the Albanians and Greeks were especially fond of using this lock. OK, you mentioned about 3 1/4"...

OK. Let me see what I can find.

Rudyard: Is your broken mainspring similar to this ?