wheellock

Noun

Meaning

wheellock (plural wheellocks)

(historical, firearms) An early type of firearm, using a spring-driven wheel against a flint to make sparks in the firing pan.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

miquelet

Examples

The name possibly derives from an early weapon, a short wheellock called a dragon because the first dragoons raised in France had their carbine's muzzle decorated with a dragon's head. Source: Internet

Print. Wheellock main The wheellock action, a successor to the matchlock, predated the flintlock. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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