Type of matchlock mechanism used to ignite early firearms
Not to be confused with snaplock or snaphance.
Antique Japanese matchlock (tanegashima), showing the firing mechanism. Note the V-shaped mainspring.
The snap matchlock is a type of matchlock mechanism used to ignite early firearms. It was used in Europe from about 1475 to 1640, and in Japan from 1543 until about 1880, and was also largely used by Korea (Joseon) during the Imjin war to the early 20th century.[1]
^The defences of Macau: forts, ships and weapons over 450 years Richard J. Garrett, Hong Kong University Press, 2010, ISBN 9789888028498 P.176
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