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Offline runastav

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Spanish Miquelet pocket pistol
« on: April 28, 2024, 06:49:45 PM »
Hi all!
This pistol needs a new stock, the original is not repairable. I will make it in cherry wood
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Re: Spanish Miquelet pocket pistol
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2024, 07:38:39 PM »
I'm looking forward to follow this project!!
You would not perhaps be making any drawings/plans for this pistol?(hint,hint)

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Re: Spanish Miquelet pocket pistol
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2024, 02:36:17 PM »
Neat little pistol Runar. Looks to be mid 19th century. Spanish makers liked using cherry.
It is hard to tell from the photos, but the original appears to be cherry as well.
Look forward to seeing it finished.
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Re: Spanish Miquelet pocket pistol
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2024, 03:20:43 PM »
Hi all and thank you guys! Rolf, hmm maby I will ;) Barrel and butcap with tail up under breach plug tail inlet :)
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Re: Spanish Miquelet pocket pistol
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2024, 06:15:43 PM »
Hi all! Triggerplate and lockplate !
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Re: Spanish Miquelet pocket pistol
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2024, 10:46:30 PM »
Cool. Looking fwd to seeing the finished piece. -- JB

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Re: Spanish Miquelet pocket pistol
« Reply #6 on: May 06, 2024, 12:26:37 AM »
Good work. I don't think I've ever seen a miquelet converted to percussion.

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Re: Spanish Miquelet pocket pistol
« Reply #7 on: May 06, 2024, 05:48:11 PM »
Hi and thank you guys!
Litle more inlet!
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Re: Spanish Miquelet pocket pistol
« Reply #8 on: May 08, 2024, 03:09:06 PM »
Hi all! So I must make a new full cock level , and you think thats nothing haha its a very difficult part to make without the original. Miquelet lock is not so simpel that I think, half cock is moving out first and just after the full cock when fire ;)Not eaysi to andjust , so the Spanish have used their heads and wery nice harden parts!And yes the full cock is also a spring.
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Re: Spanish Miquelet pocket pistol
« Reply #9 on: May 09, 2024, 02:23:03 PM »
Runar, that is a really sophisticated spring. The sear has a cam that is the sear spring/full cock stop. The spring gives tension to the half cock stop as well.
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Re: Spanish Miquelet pocket pistol
« Reply #10 on: May 12, 2024, 08:12:08 PM »
Hi all, and thank you alacran! Ramrod hole and pipe , and some forestock forming. This smal pistol is a pain to hold and work on ::)
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Re: Spanish Miquelet pocket pistol
« Reply #11 on: May 15, 2024, 01:47:50 PM »
Hi guys! Ready for checkering!
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Re: Spanish Miquelet pocket pistol
« Reply #12 on: May 16, 2024, 01:46:56 AM »
I really enjoy following this thread, can’t wait to see the finished product

Thank you

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Re: Spanish Miquelet pocket pistol
« Reply #13 on: May 16, 2024, 06:48:25 AM »
I really enjoy following this thread, can’t wait to see the finished product
Thank you
Tony

I second that statement!

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Re: Spanish Miquelet pocket pistol
« Reply #14 on: May 16, 2024, 02:50:09 PM »
Good work. I don't think I've ever seen a miquelet converted to percussion.
I missed this post. The lock in this pistol was not converted. The Spanish, having embraced the percussion cap, made plenty of guns using Miguelet cap locks. This included military guns.
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Re: Spanish Miquelet pocket pistol
« Reply #15 on: May 16, 2024, 06:37:06 PM »
Not to disagree with what you decided to do, but I think given that 90% of the wood was there on the original stock, you could have done a tutorial on how to replace the missing pieces on the original wood.

How to prepare the original wood to accept the new wood, gluing it and blending the new wood to the old, then matching the texture and color of the original would have been interesting.

Plus that would have saved a stronger degree of originality of the pistol.

Just my opinion of course, John
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Re: Spanish Miquelet pocket pistol
« Reply #16 on: May 22, 2024, 10:24:58 AM »
Hi all! Thank you guys! John, if you study the photos of the originalstock you will see its wery bad oily and fragile and very small brakes etc ::)So now the new stock is done, photo with 2 of my earlier build smallpistols. A Deringer, and replika of OLE BRUNN pistol with beautiful engraving done by D.Taylor Sapergia! I mean building small pistol is far more work that longuns!
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Re: Spanish Miquelet pocket pistol
« Reply #17 on: May 22, 2024, 02:01:53 PM »
Looks great Runar!
A man's rights rest in three boxes: the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box.  Frederick Douglass

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Re: Spanish Miquelet pocket pistol
« Reply #18 on: May 25, 2024, 12:13:37 AM »
A fine job as usual Runar. In the muzzle view photos I noticed the barrel seems very thin. What is the bore and exterior across the flats measurement. Have you shot it?  Just curious. Thanks, Lynn
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Re: Spanish Miquelet pocket pistol
« Reply #19 on: May 25, 2024, 06:20:37 PM »
Hi all, and thank you guys! LynnC, yes its a big bore hehe 16,5mm(64") havent shot it yet. For selfdefens I think they used buck shot ,stonens etc?
Runar

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Re: Spanish Miquelet pocket pistol
« Reply #20 on: May 25, 2024, 06:58:56 PM »
Very nice job - even looks the part. Nice you can see if it's loaded, by looking into the muzzle from a safe angle.
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Re: Spanish Miquelet pocket pistol
« Reply #21 on: May 26, 2024, 08:25:55 AM »
A collection to be proud of Runar!  Also you did a great job on the restock/restoration.


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Re: Spanish Miquelet pocket pistol
« Reply #22 on: May 27, 2024, 08:23:04 PM »
Looks great!

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Re: Spanish Miquelet pocket pistol
« Reply #23 on: May 27, 2024, 11:07:05 PM »
What a neat piece! Excellent work!