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What is a wheel lock on a gun?

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8y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

It is an early firing mechanism for a muzzle loading firearm, A spring loaded steel wheel is wound up on the gun. When the trigger is pulled, the wheel is released and spins against a spark making material (much like a cigarette lighter). The sparks ignite the gunpowder, firing the gun. The Wheelock was replaced by the flintlock mechanism.

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