Author Topic: Miquelet lock on ebay  (Read 3707 times)

whetrock

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Miquelet lock on ebay
« on: November 12, 2013, 02:33:30 AM »
This may already be posted on the forum somewhere, but if so I missed it.

Ignore the "Hawken Renegade" in the URL. This is some sort of Miquelet, but not something that I am familiar with.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Flintlock-Center-Hawken-Renegade-flintlock-muzzleloader-blackpowder-18th-19th/271314269589?_trksid=p2047675.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D11%26meid%3D2636728102826064762%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D1005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D290601900182%26#ht_2311wt_922

PS: I'm not the one selling it. No relation to the seller.
« Last Edit: November 12, 2013, 02:45:45 AM by Whetrock (PLB) »

whetrock

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Re: Miquelet lock on ebay
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2013, 03:37:11 AM »

Here's an article about Miquelet locks for anyone interested.

http://www.tamu.edu/faculty/ccbn/dewitt/adp/history/hispanic_period/miqulet.html

Offline Feltwad

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Re: Miquelet lock on ebay
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2013, 01:07:04 AM »
Enclosed are images of different types of Miquelet Locks

Feltwad



The Shotgun Lock


The Bottom Two are miquelet

« Last Edit: November 17, 2013, 01:12:43 AM by Feltwad »

Offline Bob Roller

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Re: Miquelet lock on ebay
« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2013, 03:18:51 AM »
I remember seeing some of these odd looking locks in the shop of E.M.Farris in the mid 1950's and I will say this.They produced white hot sparks bordering on flames. I think he got $10-$12 each for them.

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Re: Miquelet lock on ebay
« Reply #4 on: November 17, 2013, 04:00:42 AM »
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I've had an auto alert for "Miquelet Lock" on ebay forever and virtually never get anything. Then a nice one shows up and the lister doesn't put the word "miquelet" anywhere in the ad.


aaagghhhhhhhh   (that's me banging my head against the wall)