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fernando · 23rd August 2015, 12:39 PM

Here are the steps to arm a wheellock gun, extracted from a recent movie.
First the hero pushes forwards the striker harm which holds the flint, followed by the winding of the striking wheel (can you hear the sound?). Finally the striking arm is pulled back to the flash pan and is ready for action.
We can see the hero is not in a hurry, but he actually ends up not carrying with the execution... as heroes should be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfUl...ature=youtu.be

23rd August 2015, 12:39 PM	#7
fernando Lead Moderator European Armoury Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,639	Here are the steps to arm a wheellock gun, extracted from a recent movie. First the hero pushes forwards the striker harm which holds the flint, followed by the winding of the striking wheel (can you hear the sound?). Finally the striking arm is pulled back to the flash pan and is ready for action. We can see the hero is not in a hurry, but he actually ends up not carrying with the execution... as heroes should be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfUl...ature=youtu.be