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A Matchlock and a Firelock, or Fusil (17th Century)

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A Matchlock and a Firelock, or Fusil (17th Century).jpg The Battle of the Nore, June, 1653, between the English and DutchThumbnailsJapanese Ironclad of about 1600 A.DThe Battle of the Nore, June, 1653, between the English and DutchThumbnailsJapanese Ironclad of about 1600 A.DThe Battle of the Nore, June, 1653, between the English and DutchThumbnailsJapanese Ironclad of about 1600 A.DThe Battle of the Nore, June, 1653, between the English and DutchThumbnailsJapanese Ironclad of about 1600 A.D

The constantly smouldering match of the former rendered it a very dangerous weapon in the neighbourhood of cannon; the "snaphaunce", or "fusil", was fitted with a "fire-lock", in which a spark was struck from a flint.