Spanish Miquelet Pistol

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The firing mechanism for the typical Spanish musket (fusil) was the Spanish lock (llava española) of the flintlock type commonly referred to as “miquelet“.

The miquelet lock was made by Guisasola, probably in Eibar, Spain, circa 1800. It is of the classic patillastyle most often encountered in Spanish Colonial America.