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  2. Wheellock - Wikipedia

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    A wheellock, wheel-lock, or wheel lock is a friction-wheel mechanism which creates a spark that causes a firearm to fire. It was the next major development in firearms technology after the matchlock, and the first self-igniting firearm. Its name is from its rotating steel wheel to provide ignition.

  3. Locking hubs - Wikipedia

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    Locking hubs, also known as free wheeling hubs are fitted to some (mainly older) four-wheel drive vehicles, allowing the front wheels to rotate freely when disconnected (unlocked) from the front axle. This is done to reduce the mechanical resistance of the front-portion of the drivetrain when four-wheel drive is not in use. [1]

  4. Wheel clamp - Wikipedia

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    A wheel clamp, also known as wheel boot, parking boot, or Denver boot, [1] [2] is a device that is designed to prevent motor vehicles from being moved. In its most common form, it consists of a clamp that surrounds a vehicle wheel, designed to prevent removal of both itself and the wheel.

  5. Snaphance - Wikipedia

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    A snaphance or snaphaunce is a type of firearm lock in which a flint struck against a striker plate above a steel pan ignites the priming powder which fires the gun. [1] It is the mechanical progression of the wheellock firing mechanism, and along with the miquelet lock and doglock are predecessors of the flintlock mechanism .

  6. Double-Barreled Wheellock Pistol Made for Emperor Charles V

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    The pistol was made by gunsmith Peter Peck of Munich for Emperor Charles V, a noted firearms enthusiast. [3] [4] The .46 caliber double-barreled pistol fires via the use of two wheellock mechanisms, one for each barrel; these were commonly used in custom-made firearms of the day, as while wheellocks were more expensive they were considered more reliable than early flintlock mechanisms or ...

  7. CMPD is giving away free steering wheel locks to owners of ...

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    Vehicle thefts in Charlotte increased by 20% from 2021 to 2022, with two car brands standing out for their vulnerability.

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