Noun
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.
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