pre-flintlock

Fellers been arguing at work for years about whether or not a matchlock is suitable for hunting critters that have noses, with the majority opinion being that burning match smells too strongly to allow deer to come close enough to shoot. I got one already this season, so with the pressure off, I...

I have two new wheel locks made by noted gunsmith Bolek Maciaszazyk being posted separately. The first is an early style made for a military type musket c. 1580-1620. Bolek is arguably the finest wheel lock maker in the world and his work is solid and artful. When you wind the wheel, you get...