page_title: Snaphance
hierarchical_section_title: Snaphance
caption_attribution_description: English: Snaphaunce guns of national Swedish type, middle of 17th century. Svenska: Svenska lodbössor med snapplås; 1600-talets mitt; prov på den berömda tillverkningen i Göingebygden, på gränsen mellan Skåne och Småland.
context_page_description: A snaphance or snaphaunce is a type of lock for firing a gun or is a gun using that mechanism. The name is Dutch in origin but the mechanism cannot be attributed to the Netherlands with certainty. It is the mechanical progression of the wheellock firing mechanism, and along with the miquelet lock and doglock are predecessors of the flintlock mechanism. It fires from a flint struck against a striker plate above a steel pan to ignite the priming powder which fires the gun. Examples of this firearm can be found through Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.
context_section_description: A snaphance or snaphaunce is a type of lock for firing a gun or is a gun using that mechanism. The name is Dutch in origin but the mechanism cannot be attributed to the Netherlands with certainty. It is the mechanical progression of the wheellock firing mechanism, and along with the miquelet lock and doglock are predecessors of the flintlock mechanism. It fires from a flint struck against a striker plate above a steel pan to ignite the priming powder which fires the gun. Examples of this firearm can be found through Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.
caption: Swedish snaphance guns from the mid 17th century.
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