Military Wheel Lock of a Wall Gun

ca. 1600
Archaelogical Find near Kriegstetten, Switzerland
copyright 2005, Peter H. Kunz, CH-8200 Schaffhausen
Content
1 Front View of Archaeologica Find, Photo 21 Replica, Flash Pan Cover, Drawing
2 Rear View of Archaeologica Find, Photo 22 Replica, Flash Pan Cover Lever, Drawing
3 Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600, Front View, Drawing 23 Replica, Flash Pan Cover Spring, Drawing
4 Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600, Rear View, Drawing 24 Replica, Safety Catch, Drawing
5 Replica, Lock Plate, Front View, Drawing 25 Replica, Safety Catch Spring, Drawing
6 Replica, Lock Plate, Rear View, Drawing 26 Replica, Safety Catch Mechanism, Drawing
7 Cock Assembly, Drawing 27 Replica, Trigger Lever Spring, Drawing
8 Cock Mein Part, Drawing 28 Replica, Trigger Lever, Drawing
9 Lower Cock Lipp, Drawing 29 Replica, Trigger Bar, Drawing
10 Replica, Cock Screw, Drawing 30 Replica, Trigger Bar Bearing, Drawing
11 Replica, Cock Lug, Drawing 31 Replica, Mounting Screws, Drawing
12 Replica, Cock Spring, Drawing 32 Replica, Lock Plate, Photo
13 Replica, Friction Wheel, Drawing 33 Replica, Wheel, Shaft, Bearings, Photo
14 Replica, Friction Wheel Shaft, Drawing 34 Replica, Flash Pan, Cock, Cock Spring, Photo
15 Replica, Tension Chain, Drawing 35 Replica, Cock Mechanism, Photo
16 Replica, Main Spring, Drawing 36 Replica, Trigger Mechanism, Photo
17 Replica, Outer Wheel Bearing, Drawing 37 Replica, Safety Catch Mechanism, Photo
18 Replica, Inside Wheel Bearing, Drawing 38 Replica, Wheel Lock, Front View, Photo
19 Replica, Main Spring Support, Drawing 39 Replica, Wheel Lock, Rear View, Photo
20 Replica, Flash Pan, Drawing

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Front View of Archaeologica Find

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Rear View of Archaeologica Find

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 Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600
Front View

Scale 1 : 1

3
 Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600
Rear View

Scale 1 : 1
4
 226

13

Dimensions of the Drill holes see

Drawing Replica Lockplate Rear View

32.5 32.5 35

Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600

Replica, Lock Plate, Front View

Scale 1 : 1

5
 Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600
Cock Assembly

Scale 1 : 1
7
 Outside Dimensions as by Lower 5
Cock Lipp

14.5

12

7 6

38 5
Outline and Dimensions must be
50 adjusted to the Cock Spring

Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600

Replica, Cock Main part

Scale 1 : 1
8
 12.5

30 20

40
31

13

22
5/16"

Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600

Replica, Lower Cock Lipp

Scale 1 : 1
9
10 4

35

62

Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600

Replica, Cock Screw

Scale 1 : 1
10
 10 4

1 5

Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600

Replica, Cock Lug

Scale 1 : 1
11
14 61
15.5
d5 7.5

Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600

Replica, Cock Spring

Scale 1 : 1

12
 1
Recess for Trigger Lever

12

D52.8

Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600

Replica, Friction Wheel

Scale 1 : 1

13
 64.7
(62)
(45)
(38.5)
(30) 7.5
4 18.3 4.5 9.5 6.4 22.5 4
15

9.3

6 3.5

5.3 3.5

Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600

Replica, Friction Wheel Shaft

Scale 1 : 1

14
 5

5.5

3.5

12.5
3

5
16

Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600

Replica, Tension Chain

Scale 1 : 1

15
 105
22

10
88
18 17 34

Length before Bending ca. 240mm

18
7

Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600

Replica, Main Spring
3/16"
40
Scale 1 : 1

16
 9

57
32.5 32.5

65

5
12
(75)

Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600

Replica, Outer Wheel Bearing

Scale 1 : 1

17
 Dimensions have to be agjusted to the
15 39 Lock Plate

30

5 6

Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600

Replica, Inside Wheel Bearing

Scale 1 : 1

18
 15 20
10

To be wrenched with Lock Plate

D7

2.5
2.5
Conture adjusted to tensioned
Main Spring

17.5
1/8"

Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600

Replica, Main Spring Support

Scale 1 : 1

19
 36
4
2

5 3.5

21
10 8
13
9 9 = =

7 4
15 10
21

To be matched to the Friction Wheel

Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600
Replica, Flash Pan

Scale 1 : 1
20
 29 26
3

3 18

14

21

18 35.5

D3

Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600

Replica, Flash Pan Cover

Scale 1 : 1
21
 45

7
To be adjusted to the Cam on the Wheel Shaft
3

5 3

15

Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600

Replica, Flash Pan Cover Lever

Scale 1 : 1
22
 15
10 45

27
5

5
11
47

Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600

Replica, Flash Pan Cover Spring

Scale 1 : 1
23
 12
*) This Dimension must be selected sucht, that
the Nose of the Safety Catch prevents the
Trigger Bar to be moved.

Nose of Trigger Bar

4 26

3.5

Catched condition

12
Ca. 21 *)

Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600

Replica, Safety Catch

Scale 2 : 1
24
34 45

13

Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600

Replica, Safety Catch Spring

Scale 2 : 1
25
 Trigger Bar
Bearing of Trigger Lever Trigger Lever Spring

Trigger Lever

Main Spring Support

Trigger Bar Nose

Safety Catch Spring

Lock Plate Safety Catch, unlocked

Safety Catch, locked

Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600

Replica, Safety Catch Mechanism
26 Scale 2 : 1
47

Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600

Replica, Trigger Lever Spring

Scale 2 : 1
27
 88

61

7 11

5 23

10

4 28

12

Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600

Replica, Trigger Lever

Scale 2 : 1
28
 3 3 5

2.5

10

22
3

Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600

Replica, Trigger Bar

Scale 2 : 1
29
 18 18

8.5 5 4.5
7 11

D10

= =

Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600

Replica, Trigger Bar Bearing

Scale 2 : 1
30
 Cock Screw Cock sprin Screw Tension Chaine Pivot
1 Stk 1 Stk 1 Stk

6 8 5.5

4.5 16 4.5 16 15

Wheel outside Bearing Screw Wheel inside Bearing Screw Main Spring Screw
2 Stk 1 Stk 1 Stk

12 8 8
4.5 21.5 4.5 14 4.5
18

Pan Cover Lever Screw Flash Pan Screw Cover Spring Screw
1 Stk 1 Stk 1 Stk

5 7 5
4.5 8.5 4.5 12 4.5 8.5

10.5

Safety Catch Spring Screw

1 Stk
4 4.5
Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600
Replica, Mounting Screws

Scale 2 : 1
31
 Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600

Lock Plate

32
 Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600

Wheel, Shaft, Bearings

33
 Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600

Replica, Flash Pan, Cock, Spring

34
 Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600

Replica, Cock Mechanism

35
 Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600

Replica, Trigger Mechanism

36
 Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600

Replica, Safety Catch Mechanism

37
 Military Musket Wheel Lock, ca. 1600

Replica, Wheel Lock, Front View

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End

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