One of the world's earliest known wheel-lock mechanisms, ca. 1535-40

[Marcus den toom]

Hi Michael,

I saw this thread when browsing through old threads (with a dust mask on). A beautiful piece of engineering

But i don't really understand how the pancover works Did you have to manualy open the pan before the dog with pyrith is pressed against the wheel?

Hopefully this enquiry will put this highly interesting subject back on the map