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.
AAT
3000224880
locks, Mediterranean
locks, miquelet
locks, Spanish
Mediterranean locks
miquelets
miquelets, Spanish
patillas
Spanish locks
Spanish miquelets
12yrs ago
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