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Wheelock rifle |
The wheelock replaced the matchlock. It is much like a cigarette lighter in that a wheel is spun under a flint to cause sparks to ignite priming powder, which then causes the main charge to go off. This piece is 17th century, and gorgeously inlaid with wood and ivory, as well as having carved stocks and engraving on the metalwork
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