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Forum: European Armoury

5th January 2012, 05:56 PM

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Extra button on wheellocks

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Extra Button on Wheellocks

Fernando K.

The inscription says;
"Very rare snaphaunce 1588"

It was written with a felt tipped pen when it was offered for sale.

According to the seller it was found in a French chateau...

Forum: European Armoury

1st January 2012, 06:58 PM

Replies: 12

Extra button on wheellocks

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Posted By johnhb

Extra button on wheellocks

Thank you to Fernando K, Fernando and Matchlock for your replies.

Here is a later (about 1580?) wheellock which has the sear engagement button, missing its head. The button is pushed out by a...

Forum: European Armoury

25th December 2011, 06:52 PM

Replies: 12

Extra button on wheellocks

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Posted By johnhb

Extra button on wheellocks

For my first post I would like to raise a question about the functioning of early wheellock mechanism.

Reference, the excellent paper, "What Can be Learned from the Landeszeughaus Wheellock...

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