Making Circassian or Caucasian flintlock - miquelet

[Andrey22]

After making a Turkish flintlock miquelet,
https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/...elet-repair-turned-into-a-new-project.118517/
I wanted to make a Caucasian flintlock miquelet of the Circassian type.
Such locks were installed on pistols and shotguns by Caucasian highlanders

 

[Andrey22]

I found a description and diagram of such a castle in a book "Oruzhie narodov Kafkaza" (Arms of the Peoples of the Caucasus) E. G. Astvatsaturian.

 

[Andrey22]

I searched on various sites for photographs of Caucasian flintlock miquelets.

 

[Andrey22]

I especially liked Circassian pistol on the site
http://historypistols.ru/blog/kremnevye-pistolety/kavkazskij-kremnevyj-pistolet-serediny-19-veka/
(In the right corner of the site there is a button Translate.google.com)

I found a freelancer engineer who agreed to make a 3D model and drawings of the Circassian flintlock - miquelet for me.
3D Model and drawings were made using the program SolidWorks.
For two months we discussed the project and made changes to it.

 

[Tom A Hawk]

Vy govorite po russki?

 

[Andrey22]

Oh sure.
Да, конечно.

 

[Andrey22]

After which I accepted the drawings and paid for the work.

 

[Andrey22]

Having received the blueprints, I set about making the castle. Started with a pan.
Hurried, made a mistake and I had to do pan again for flintlock.

 

[Andrey22]

I cut blanks for the mainspring and frizzen spring from spring steel.
Forged flattened the round billet and cut the outline of the hammer for flintlock.

 

[Andrey22]

Installed the pan in the lock plate, and started making the hammer.

 

[Flint62Smoothie]

Oooooh, I just admire fine hand work - real craftsmanship it is - this is going to be a great build! Nice photos too!

 

[DOUBLEDEUCE 1]

Wow ! This is going to be amazing !

 

[Andrey22]

Frizzen for lock. First part

 

[DOUBLEDEUCE 1]

Curious... why is there a hole in the frizzen ? Or am I looking at this wrong ? Was it needed to anchor the part while working on it ?

 

[Rudyard]

The battery face is often a striated separate piece that is held by dovetails or a screw from the rear hence the hole. I think this whole theme is great, Admirable work . Sure there not long rifles or CVA,s but what I deem stylish & very interesting . Rudyard

 

[Andrey22]

Thanks.
Right. I will manufacture a separate part for the Frizzen, which can be replaced if necessary.
This is a feature of the design of flintlock - miquelet.

 

[fossilledges]

Thank you for this technical build thread! --Dr. Paul

 

[DOUBLEDEUCE 1]

I was thinking about how the face of the frizzen would be attached. It seemed like a way to do it. But then I thought with such a piece, you might need a hold down of some sort. Then have that hole handy to attach the frizzen face.
Thank you for straightening me out... I may not be the sharpest candle in the knife... but I do catch on.

 

[Andrey22]

Old file. The quality of steel is excellent - made in the USSR

 

[Andrey22]

Annealing steel, then milling.