Double-Barreled, Double-Wheellock Pistol ca. 1580 German, Augsburg Although most sixteenth-century firearms were single-shot, gunmakers sometimes experimented with various multishot weapons. This example gave two shots, each barrel having its own wheellock. The metal stock, providing extra support for the double mechanism, is etched with hunting Double-Barreled, Double-Wheellock Pistol. German, Augsburg. ca. 1580. Steel, copper, gold, leather. Augsburg. Firearms-Pistols-Wheellock

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