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SPANISH FLINTLOCK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-04-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Antique and Obsolete Weapons
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- miquelet lock
1, record 1, English, miquelet%20lock
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Spanish lock 1, record 1, English, Spanish%20lock
correct, obsolete
- Spanish flintlock 2, record 1, English, Spanish%20flintlock
correct, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Another type of Mediterranean lock, referred to in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries as the Spanish lock ... is known today as the miquelet lock. ... The miquelet lock, although frequently of heavy crude construction, is the most compact of all the flintlocks. 1, record 1, English, - miquelet%20lock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... almost all miquelet locks were made with steel and pan cover in one piece from the beginning. The outstanding characteristic of the miquelet is found in the action of the mainspring on the cock. In all these locks the mainspring is on the outside of the lock plate and one end bears directly upon a projection on the bottom of the cock. 3, record 1, English, - miquelet%20lock
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Spanish flint-lock
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Armes anciennes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- platine à miquelet
1, record 1, French, platine%20%C3%A0%20miquelet
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- platine à la miquelet 2, record 1, French, platine%20%C3%A0%20la%20miquelet
feminine noun
- platine méditerranéenne 2, record 1, French, platine%20m%C3%A9diterran%C3%A9enne
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la platine à rouet [...] fut remplacée plus tard par une platine à silex, dans laquelle l'étincelle résultait du choc contre une batterie d'acier d'une pierre à fusil portée par le chien. Une variante en fut, au XVIe siècle, la platine à miquelet, dont le mécanisme était entièrement à l'extérieur de l'arme, ce qui facilitait son entretien. 3, record 1, French, - platine%20%C3%A0%20miquelet
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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