This is an early (ca. 1540) multi-shot, wheel-lock pistol, made for Emperor Charles V. In this weapon, two locks are combined in one mechanism, to give each barrel separate ignition. 1540 ...

all in the lock of a gun." Even with the rise of the flintlock action in the 1600s, the wheellock still held some advantages. Notably, the unique arrangement of having a spinning, serrated wheel ...

The wheel lock was the first firearm that could be kept loaded and ready for use in a sudden emergency. Although matchlock pistols had existed, the wheel lock made pistols far more practical and ...

NRA's National Firearms Museum received-on loan-an original Elgin Cutlass pistol as well as a wheel-lock pistol with an axe blade. A pretty wicked looking one, too. The concept of putting a blade ...

THE astonishing secrets of a pistol which has been part of a North-East museum’s collection for nearly 100 years have finally been revealed. Today’s Object of the Week is a wheel-lock pistol ...

Matchlocks, at half the cost, remain in common use. This is an early (ca. 1540) multi-shot, wheel-lock pistol, made for Emperor Charles V. In this weapon, two locks are combined in one mechanism, to ...