My latest daydream: A Kibler escopeta ...

[BillinOregon]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, laugh all you want. But I have been thinking about escopetas ahead of moving back to New Mexico and it occurred to me that if there was decent demand for one -- and a decent miquelet lock was available-- I bet Jim could sell dozens of them. Once you get up off the floor and your sides don't hurt any more, share your thoughts.
It continues to bug me that the Spanish occupation of North America gets almost zero attention.

 

[GriscomRun]

Bill, for those of us who do not know - what is an escopeta ?

 

[BillinOregon]

Here's a nice one. As far as I know it was the primary Spanish long arm in the New World.
https://jeff-john.com/occasional-gazette/f/the-spanish-escopeta

 

[GriscomRun]

Thanks for the link Bill. Very interesting read.

 

[The Crisco Kid]

Pretty rough sights on an otherwise nice looking gun.