| 单词 | miquelet lock |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmiquelet lock 2. Firearms. A type of Spanish flintlock, chiefly characterized by its horizontally operating sear (more fully miquelet lock). Also: a gun with such a lock (frequently attributive). ΚΠ 1926 H. B. C. Pollard Hist. Firearms iii. 61 The Spanish or miquelet lock..is quite suitable for pocket usage. 1939 C. E. Chapel Gun Collecting iii. 27 The Spanish lock called the ‘miquelet’ derived its name from its inventors. 1965 J. D. Lavin Hist. Spanish Firearms vi. 127 (caption) A breech loading miquelet shotgun manufactured in 1736. 1965 J. D. Lavin Hist. Spanish Firearms vi. 145 The conventional external mainspring, cock bridle, and sear arrangement of the miquelet. 1985 G. Hammond Pursuit of Arms i. 21 The miquelet was..eighteenth century Russian. 1993 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Electronic ed.) 29 May The miquelet rifle made in Spain about 1600, decorated with tiny brass pins. < as lemmas |
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