Miquelet Percussion Pistol for ID and Comment

fernando · 18th September 2019, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by rickystl

... The percussion miquelet lock appears to be a genuine non-converted lock...

Are you sure, Rick ?

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David R · 18th September 2019, 11:25 PM

The screw on breech-nipple is also typical of conversions from flint, and in my experience British Enfield barrels were one piece, it being the replicas that had the added breech-nipple section. I will accept that some of the earliest might have had a screw on section, but when fluid cast steel barrels came in the "snail" was made in one with the tube. NB, breech plugs are a different matter.

18th September 2019, 11:25 PM	#2
David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,123	The screw on breech-nipple is also typical of conversions from flint, and in my experience British Enfield barrels were one piece, it being the replicas that had the added breech-nipple section. I will accept that some of the earliest might have had a screw on section, but when fluid cast steel barrels came in the "snail" was made in one with the tube. NB, breech plugs are a different matter.