First off, sorry about the bad overall pictures. I shouldn't have taken them in that room. It is too dark and the background, too light.
I don't know as much about these Spanish miquelets so this is harder for me to date. I believe it pre-dates 1700 because of the barrel tang screwed from underneath but these locks changed so little I don't know if it is 1630 or 1690. One neat early feature, the trigger guard is also the barrel screw. It is obviously missing the brass ornamentation on the stock. I guess whoever used it did not like it. Given the wear, it has been gone a long time. I also think it's really interesting to have such a long barrel tang with the screw right next to the barrel.
I don't know as much about these Spanish miquelets so this is harder for me to date. I believe it pre-dates 1700 because of the barrel tang screwed from underneath but these locks changed so little I don't know if it is 1630 or 1690. One neat early feature, the trigger guard is also the barrel screw. It is obviously missing the brass ornamentation on the stock. I guess whoever used it did not like it. Given the wear, it has been gone a long time. I also think it's really interesting to have such a long barrel tang with the screw right next to the barrel.
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