Spanish Gun Lock for ID

rickystl · 21st September 2011, 07:23 PM

Hello Fernando and Fernando K !!! Thank you for your responces. Attached are some additional photos. This gun looks both Italian and Spanish - at first glance. The overall stock architecture and barrel bands look Spanish. But, yes, I see the Italian influences elsewhere. Same with the lock. And, good point: The signature "style" on the lock does not look Spanish. Wish I had this gun to study and take better photos. Rick.

fernando · 21st September 2011, 07:41 PM

Quite intricate detail work ... as with the lock.
But again, the finishing is not top class ... don't you agree?

rickystl · 21st September 2011, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by fernando

Quite intricate detail work ... as with the lock.
But again, the finishing is not top class ... don't you agree?

Yes, I agree. Maybe it's just the photography, but it looks as though some of the brass castings were not finished very well? Too many "burrs" left on the metal. I know he is out of town at the moment. I hope when he returns he'll remove the frizzen spring so we can have a better look at the lock signature.
Hmmmm, maybe I can talk him into sending the gun to me?

I would sure like to study it further. Rick.

21st September 2011, 07:23 PM	#1
rickystl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO area. Posts: 1,633	Hello Fernando and Fernando K !!! Thank you for your responces. Attached are some additional photos. This gun looks both Italian and Spanish - at first glance. The overall stock architecture and barrel bands look Spanish. But, yes, I see the Italian influences elsewhere. Same with the lock. And, good point: The signature "style" on the lock does not look Spanish. Wish I had this gun to study and take better photos. Rick. Attached Images

21st September 2011, 07:41 PM	#2
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Quite intricate detail work ... as with the lock. But again, the finishing is not top class ... don't you agree?