(1) The matchlock is one of the very earliest forms of firearms.(2) matchlock guns(3) The infantry of early modern Europe combined the fire of gunpowder weapons - first the arquebus and then the matchlock musket - and the shock of cold steel.(4) The discovery of gun powder by the Chinese lead to the development of the matchlock musket.(5) His followers had matchlocks , spears, swords, bows and arrows.(6) A simple lesson, but one a man might forget in a pinch: Their rifles are matchlocks .(7) Not only did firearms become more widely used during the 17th century, but also the gradual replacement of matchlocks with flintlocks made the weapons more reliable, provided that the flint was replaced at regular intervals.(8) Ever since the invention of matchlocks , large caliber handguns have always been favored by most handgunners.
