Miquelet locks
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Components (Hierarchy Name) > components (objects) > <components by specific context> > weapon components > projectile weapon components > firearm components > <firearm locks and lock components> > locks (firearm components) > snaphances > flintlocks
Descripción
Type of flintlock developed in Spain in the 17th century, involving an externally mounted heavy mainspring and cocking mechanism attached to the lock plate, which operates on the cock by pressing downward on its toe, or, more commonly, upward on its heel.
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Otros términos
- miqueletsloten [nl]
- miquelet lock [en]
- miquelet lock [es]
- locks, Mediterranean [en]
- locks, miquelet [en]
- locks, Spanish [en]
- Mediterranean locks [en]
- miquelets [en]
- miquelets, Spanish [en]
- patillas [en]
- Spanish locks [en]
- Spanish miquelets [en]
- miqueletslot [nl]