VON ASCHWEGE FLINTLOCKS
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    • Barbar Queen Anne Pistol
    • Bezaleel Taft Fowler
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    • English Light Dragoon Pistol
    • Miquelet Lock
    • J. Shriver Smooth Rifle
    • Vallee London SxS Shotgun
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    • Eric's Carving Tutorial
    • Red Violin Varnish
    • Silver Front Sight
    • Brass Pistol Buttcap
    • Lehigh Valley Details
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    • Silver Inlay
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Miquelet Lock Springs

Miquelet locks are a type of flintlock often found on pieces originating in the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa.  They have exterior mainsprings that usually bear directly on the cock, and various forms of frizzen spring.  The springs are quite stout with short travel, and create a fast ignition.  This pistol lock had broken frizzen and main springs.  Replacements were made of 1075 steel, carefully reduced in strength so the tired screws on the lock would not self-destruct.  The mainspring is held to the lockplate with a tapered key, and friction holds the smaller spring above.  
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  • About
    • Artist's Statement
  • Plans
  • Restoration
    • Barbar Queen Anne Pistol
    • Bezaleel Taft Fowler
    • English Fowler Reconversion
    • Dole, New England Fowler
    • Thomas Earle, Massachusetts Fowler
    • English Light Dragoon Pistol
    • Miquelet Lock
    • J. Shriver Smooth Rifle
    • Vallee London SxS Shotgun
    • Merchant Vessel Pistol
    • German Dragoon, M 1763
  • Gallery
    • Thomas Simpson Rifle
    • Early Colonial Rifle
    • George Schreyer
    • J.P. Beck
    • Jacob Kuntz
    • Stoffel Long, Lehigh Valley
    • John Moll
    • Lehigh Valley Barn Rifles >
      • Lehigh Barn Rifle
      • Lehigh Barn Rifle II
    • Appalachian Rifle
    • Thomas Earle Fowler
    • American Pistols
    • European Pistols
    • Matchlocks
    • Tomahawks
  • For Sale
  • Tutorials
    • Eric's Carving Tutorial
    • Red Violin Varnish
    • Silver Front Sight
    • Brass Pistol Buttcap
    • Lehigh Valley Details
    • Tab and Lug repair
    • Silver Inlay
    • Silver Barrel Escutcheon
  • Contact
    • Master of Arms
    • Links