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 ...

An example of multiple barrels on a flint-lock pistol. Certain avenues that were ... The "superposed" loaded wheel- and flintlock musket from the 16th century. The ignition would work separately ...

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 ...