- A
doglock is a type of lock for
firearms that
preceded the 'true'
flintlock in rifles, muskets, and
pistols in the 17th century.
Commonly used throughout...
- of the
wheellock firing mechanism, and
along with the
miquelet lock and
doglock are
predecessors of the
flintlock mechanism. The name is
Dutch in origin...
- The
harquebusier would usually be
armed with a wheellock,
snaphaunce or
doglock flintlock carbine hung from a
swivel attached to a baldric,
pistols in...
-
wheellock to the
earlier flintlocks (snaplock, snaphance, miquelet, and
doglock) in the
previous two centuries, and each type had been an improvement,...
- shot
persisted in
Britain into the 20th century.
Arquebus Demi-culverin
Doglock Flintlock Hand
cannon Matchlock Miquelet lock
Musket Pistol Snaphance Snaplock...
- with the
various forms sub-categorized as snaphaunce, miquelet,
English doglock,
Baltic lock, and
French or "true"
flintlock ("true"
being the final, widely...
-
mechanism to
slide the pan
cover forward at the
moment of firing. The
doglock incorporates a
second latch (or dog) as a
safety mechanism that engages...
-
century in the form of the snaplock, the snaphance, the miquelet, and the
doglock. The so-called true
flintlock was
developed in
France in the
early 17th...
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Flintlock Hand
cannon Matchlock Miquelet Percussion cap
Snaphance Wheellock Doglock Heard,
Brian J (2013).
Forensic Ballistics in Court. Wiley-Blackwell. pp...
-
harquebusiers -
cavalry with
lighter armour using longer firearms, such as
doglock carbines -
began to
appear on the battlefield. The
trend towards the loss...
