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Wheellocks are first shown in Leonardo Da Vinci’s book from about 1508, but they seemed quite common by 1515, when a young Augsburg citizen had invited a handsome whore to a room, while there, he was fooling around with his self igniting pistol when it discharged shooting her in the chin. Ben Vinto Cellini, (in his diary) talks about having to live in the Colosseum in Rome during the plague of 1526, states that he lived off of pigeons, rarely ever missing one at 200 paces with his wheellock rifle. If one studies the inventories of public stores and the archeological sites of the early 1600’s America you will find there were a considerable number of wheellocks over here. Wheellocks are very fast and reliable ignition system, they were made all the way up to the 1820’s. The Following is a list of links to the Wheellocks we offer parts for.
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We stock many items, but each item is custom cast or made by us to the exact specifications of the originals parts, we have copied. Due to the investment casting process which we use there are sometimes delays due to this process which in turn requires patience from our customers, the average delivery time on our parts is between 60 and 90 days, if the parts you order are not in stock. We assure you that the quality of our parts is well worth any wait, as many of the items we make have never been offered by anyone before. If you are serious about the authenticity of your weapon then the time will be a small price to pay. Many of the pictures shown on this web site are of original pieces. We do not sell any original pieces on this web site only reproduction's of the original parts we have copied. If the item description does not say assembled then you are buying the castings of that particular item. To see the difference between an assembled lock and a set of lock castings please click the button below.
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18420 E. Hefner Road ~
Jones, Oklahoma 73049 ~ (405) 396-2583 Tel
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