Trigger Collection

Trigger for a cross-bow lock (nu chi), Han dynasty, 206 BCE-220 CE. Creator: Unknown
Trigger for a cross-bow lock (nu chi), Han dynasty, 206 BCE-220 CE

The Vetterli Magazine Rifle, 1884
The Vetterli Magazine Rifle. From The Illustrated Naval and Military Magazine Volume I [The Illustrated London News, London, 1884]

Ward-Burton Magazine No. 2, 1884
Ward-Burton Magazine No. 2. From The Illustrated Naval and Military Magazine Volume I [The Illustrated London News, London, 1884]

Matchlock, late 17th century, from the Tower of London, (c1880). The last matchlock in British service, from the time of William III, (1689-1702)

Wheel lock mechanism, from the Tower of London, c17th century, (c1880). The wheel lock method of firing a gun was used before the invention of the flintlock

Early match caliver, 1590, from Penshurst, (c1880). Firing mechanism of a gun. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, Paris, New York, c1880

Firelock or snaphance from Haddon Hall, Derbyshire, c1620, (c1880). Firing mechanism for a gun. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin

The Sporting Lady, 1776. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston (pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London, 1905)

Miss Wicket and Miss Trigger, 1770. Miss Trigger you see is an excellent shot, and forty-five notches Miss Wickets just got. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

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