Blade cross cut shape description

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Originally Posted by celtan

...What is a Molina's lock? A glorified Galician Patilla?

... No, really. What's the difference? ]

Molinhas (read Moliñas) ... not Molina . It means (little) springs = muelitas.
Nothing to do with the Patilha system.
Some Portuguese development, operating with a hammer 'rest' on the outside and a special spring in the inside.
Here are and early one from the XVII century and one from the XVIII century, made by the great Master Verissimo de Meira.

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