I came across this wheellock revolver:
Wheellock six-shot revolver By Paul Dübler. - Royal Armouries collections
The actual revolving part is just hand rotated with a spring holding it in position, but the confusing part is the seemingly large amount of space between the wheellock ignition and the cylinder.
Other pre percussion revolvers have the ignition directly into the cylinder chambers:
Flintlock six-shot revolver - Collier Patent By Collier. A revolving cylinder pistol that requires the cylinder to be manually turned. It has an octagonal barrel, with single pipe for a wooden cleaning rod. The cylinder is six-shot, and has a frizzen mounted to the right of the barrel, as would normally be found on a standard flintlock pistol. The rotation of the cylinder permits the touch-hole to line up with the frizzen. There is a sliding cover over the touch hole. The trigger guard is squared at the rear, and the butt is fully chequered. The lockplate, tang and top of the barrel are foliate engraved, with the Union Jack and Stand of Arms also incorporated. - Royal Armouries collections
Does anyone have any insight or ideas how the wheellock igniting the chambers is supposed to work?
Wheellock six-shot revolver By Paul Dübler. - Royal Armouries collections
The actual revolving part is just hand rotated with a spring holding it in position, but the confusing part is the seemingly large amount of space between the wheellock ignition and the cylinder.
Other pre percussion revolvers have the ignition directly into the cylinder chambers:
Flintlock six-shot revolver - Collier Patent By Collier. A revolving cylinder pistol that requires the cylinder to be manually turned. It has an octagonal barrel, with single pipe for a wooden cleaning rod. The cylinder is six-shot, and has a frizzen mounted to the right of the barrel, as would normally be found on a standard flintlock pistol. The rotation of the cylinder permits the touch-hole to line up with the frizzen. There is a sliding cover over the touch hole. The trigger guard is squared at the rear, and the butt is fully chequered. The lockplate, tang and top of the barrel are foliate engraved, with the Union Jack and Stand of Arms also incorporated. - Royal Armouries collections
Does anyone have any insight or ideas how the wheellock igniting the chambers is supposed to work?
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