French flintlock and early firearms explained

French Flintlock & Early Firearms Explained

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Early developments of the firearms

- Early cannons - The firing pole or hand gonne - Evaluation of an hand gonne - The arquebus - The match lock for arquebus - Match lock of the last design with integral pan - Match lock mechanism explained

The wheel-lock

- Early wheel device by Leonard de Vinci - Leonard de Vinci wheel-lock explained - Principle of functioning of a classical wheel-lock - Trigger mechanism with sear safety - Wheel-lock mechanism when released - Wheel rotated against the mainspring - Wheel-lock ready for firing - Production of the wheel-lock firearms - Dual match and wheel-lock system - Technical evolution of the wheel-lock mechanism - All-steel wheel-lock pistol - Legend of the parts - The most advanced models

The snaphance lock

- Snaphance lock particulars - Functioning of the snaphance lock - Horizontal rotation of the sear - The buffer piece - Manual pan cover - Different designs of snaphance locks - Index of the parts - Sear made of two articulated parts - Other types of snaphance designs

The Miquelet lock

- The Spanish Miquelet lock - The Italian Miquelet lock - General characteristics of the Miquelet lock - Removable dovetailed steel plate - Algerian (North Africa) Miquelet lock - Different positions of the steel spring - Index of the parts

Functioning of the Miquelet lock

- Miquelet lock of the Spanish type - Miquelet lock of the Italian type - Miquelet lock of the third type - Internal functioning of the Miquelet lock - The sear mechanism explained - Safety and full cock position

The French flintlock - Fowling piece by Marin le Bourgeoys - Marin le Bourgeoys internal lock - Air gun conceived by Marin le Bourgeoys - French flintlock mechanism at the end of the 17th century - Early tumbler bridles of the second half of the 17th century - The French flintlock of the early 17th century

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- Lock plate shape of the early 17th century - Internal mechanism of an early 17th century lock - Spring of the steel located on the internal face of the lock - The French flintlock of the second half of the 17th century - Typical examples of the second half of the 17th century - LAZARO LAZARINO COMINAZZO

The flintlock pistols of the second half of the 17th century

- Typical features - The general shape of the butt - The length and structure of the barrel - The trigger and side-plate worked artistically - The shape of the cock and its tightening screw - The shape of the front foot's toe of the steel - Extract from a pattern-book by C. Jacquinet

Evaluation of a pistol before purchase

French flintlocks of the first half of the 18th century

- Match lock of the last generation - Flintlock mechanism without tumbler bridle - French regulation lock of the model 1717 - French regulation lock of the model 1728 - Model 1728 lock parts list - French regulation lock of the model 1746 - French regulation lock of the model 1754

French flintlocks of the second half of the 18th century

- French regulation lock of the models 1763 - 66 - The "espalet" cock - French regulation lock of the models 1770 - 1773 - Phases of construction of the 1770 lock plate - French regulation lock of the model 1774 - French regulation lock of the model 1777 - French regulation lock of the model Year IX - French regulation lock of the model 1816 - French regulation lock of the model 1822 - Kings of France during the flintlock era

Analysis of a complex lock

- Comparative chart of the French flintlocks - Mandatory inspection of the lock before purchase

The flintlock tinder box

- Early wheel-lock lighter or tinder box - Typical flintlock tinder box of late 17th or early 18th - Flintlock tinder box based on a boxlock mechanism - Tinder box based on an Italian flintlock pistol - Principle of functioning - How to prepare tinder fungus - Analysis of a typical flintlock tinder box - Functioning of the flintlock tinder box

The black powder testers

- Early powder testers using match ignition - Early powder testers technical features - Powder tester based on a classical flintlock pistol - Powder tester based on a boxlock pistol

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Shooting with flintlock firearms

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