Miquelete pistol build

[Goo]

I apologize for the picture quality and have just recently completed this pistol. There are 4 pics it is my first one and it is not a kit .     I wanted to work in the Spanish style using a Miquelete  because these types of pistols seem to allow for a broad range of interperetation  and artistic and stylistic freedom.  The details are as follows 0.501 caliber smooth bore, barrel 1" dia. at breech & muzzle 13 3/4 long, stock is Cuban Mahogany,  side plates ad butt cap barrel band are red bronze underlaid with tortise shell celluloid, entry pipe shibuichi, ram is wrapped in tortise shell culluloid & bone tip, lock is a casting set from E.J. Blackley,.  The side plate is copied from a pistol housed in the Herman dean collection Huntington gallery and the tortise shell (on original)/cellliod is is taken from a 1692 pistol made in Mexico by a Spanish builder listed in a past Sotheby`s auction cataloge    http://s410.photobucket.com/user/gustavohoefs/media/P1030740_zpsvd2b1xy4.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1

[Mike Brooks]

Nice! I don't know much about these but it looks right to me.

[Goo]

Thanks Mike , And nice fowlers on ypur website !

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

I'm impressed with your job on the lock set!  Looks super.

[wattlebuster]

Cool gun. Good work

[Tim Crosby]

 Hope you don't mind.

  Tim C.

[Goo]

Hi Tim ,   I don't mind, the pic with th drawing is actually the next pistol.    I made the grip a bit shorter and I am using walnut this time.    I am building a pinched waist mlquelet lock from scratch.  Two more springs to go and polishing I will post some pics in a couple weeks.