Definitions
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- noun historical, weaponry An early type of firearm, using a spring-driven wheel against a mineral to make sparks in the firing pan.
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Examples
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Reload: All wheellock weapons hold one shot and take two full round actions to load.
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Proficiency: All wheellock weapons require Exotic Weapon Proficiency (firearms) to use without penalty.
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The flintlock and percussion are themselves evolutions of the wheellock and matchlock.
How many of you ladies and gents enjoy hunting with traditional blackpowder firearms? 2009
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The current state of the art in personal firearms is a smoothbore weapon with a wheellock firing mechanism.
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The flintlock and percussion are themselves evolutions of the wheellock and matchlock.
How many of you ladies and gents enjoy hunting with traditional blackpowder firearms? 2009
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This is ridiculous, do the wheellock pistols in the Met Museum need such a registration?
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I am also familiar with the wheellock, Snaphaunce (early flint design with a seperate frizzen) and the matchlock.
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I am also familiar with the wheellock, Snaphaunce (early flint design with a seperate frizzen) and the matchlock.
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This is ridiculous, do the wheellock pistols in the Met Museum need such a registration?
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Musket, long: A wheellock musket with a 4 foot long barrel.
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