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Wheellock pistol
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Some lockplates have markings – a small hole or the letters S (spannen or 'spanned') and O (ontspannen or 'not spanned') – to show whether or not a wheellock was spring loaded. This is a typical feature of Dutch wheellock firearms. There are even two letters S on this pistol's lockplate. The scrolled S was probably just an ornament.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineRadslotpistool. c. 1630. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
