Wheellock Mechanism

Matchlock · 5th September 2011, 02:28 PM

Hi 'Nando and Rick,

Now this was originally the mechanism of a hunting rifle, ca. 1670-80. Caspar Neureiter (aka Neireiter) was a reputed Prague gunmaker.

Actually the Germans seem to have been so fond of the wheellock that it was generally called 'the German lock' (das deutsche Schloss). It was very common with target rifles up to the end of the 18th c. and its last known historic speciman was used in a pair of early 19th pistols, much advanced by then but still employing the wheel.

Best,
Michl/Michael

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5th September 2011, 02:28 PM	#33
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Hi 'Nando and Rick, Now this was originally the mechanism of a hunting rifle, ca. 1670-80. Caspar Neureiter (aka Neireiter) was a reputed Prague gunmaker. Actually the Germans seem to have been so fond of the wheellock that it was generally called 'the German lock' (das deutsche Schloss). It was very common with target rifles up to the end of the 18th c. and its last known historic speciman was used in a pair of early 19th pistols, much advanced by then but still employing the wheel. Best, Michl/Michael