Not only do you need firearms technology, you also had to know how to build a clock, all in the lock of a gun." Even with the rise of the flintlock action in the 1600s, the wheellock still held ...

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, ... 1860 - Spencer repeating carbine patented.

FAIRFAX, Va.The large carbine looks too awkward to be have been of much use. But the gun helped create our nation and is the most valuable piece in the National Firearms Museum."It might have been ...