A Portuguese blunderbuss

[Fernando K]

Hola, Fernando

" I like lt". ¿La llave (lock) es llamada "Fecho de Molinhas"? ¿El gancho que asegura la media monta (halfcock) es movido manualmente o tiene algún resorte?. A pesar de que tiene su muelle real en el interior, se distingue de la llave francesa porque el mecanismo de disparo es horizontal (como en el miguelete). El muelle del rastrillo (frizen) es de una sola lámina, como en la llave (lock) "de agujeta" y en algunos migueletes orientales.

Afectuosamente. Fernando K
Hello, Fernando

"I like lt." The lock is called "Fecho de Molinhas"? Does the pawl that ensures the half cock move manually or has a spring?. Although it has its main spring in the interior, it is different from French system because the mechanism is horizontal (as in the miguelete). The spring of the frizen is a single blade, as in the "agujeta" lock and in some eastern migueletes.

Affectionately. Fernando K

[fernando]

Thank you for your input Fernando.
No, this is not the "molinhas" lock. Although the manualy operated half cock external pawl (gancho) is that of the usual molinhas system, the internal spring is not that of the molinhas but the 'conventional' one, reason why this is called a half Portuguese half French lock.

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