Miquelet lock is a modern term used by collectors and curators for a type of firing mechanism used in muskets and pistols. It is a distinctive form of...
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Miquelets or Micalets (Catalan pronunciation: [mikəˈlɛts]; Spanish: Migueletes) were irregular Catalan and Valencian mountain light troops. They enjoyed...
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Moukahla (redirect from Kabyle miquelet)
of miquelet lock, closely allied to the agujeta lock (which required a back or dog catch for half cock) and the Italian romanlock. The term miquelet is...
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MiqueletsTV (also known as AlmogaversTV) is a children's and youth livestreaming channel in Catalan, which broadcasts as a user through the US-based platform...
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mechanical progression of the wheellock firing mechanism, and along with the miquelet lock and doglock are predecessors of the flintlock mechanism. The name...
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1737" by Carl Hofverberg 17th century pistols at Läckö Castle. Pair of Miquelet Pistols, in the Peninsular Spanish style, made in colonial Mexico, dated...
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Miquelets de Catalunya is a Catalan living history and historical reenactment group founded in 2005 that reenacts several Catalan Army units from the...
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matchlock to wheellock to the earlier flintlocks (snaplock, snaphance, miquelet, and doglock) in the previous two centuries, and each type had been an...
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Tran 2006, p. 107. Andrade 2016, p. 169. Andrade 2016, p. 171. "Pair of Miquelet Pistols". Metropolitan Museum of Art website. Andrade 2016, pp. 104–106...
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is only released when the lock is bought to the full-cock position. The miquelet lock is the penultimate of the flint-sparking locks. It has an L-shaped...
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