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	Wheellock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The invention of the wheellock is sometimes credited to the German Johann Kiefuss of Nuremburg in 1517.
		However, this is impossible as Kiefuss lived about 100 years later, and there are many references to wheellocks existing before 1517.
		There is a vocal group of scholars that believe Leonardo da Vinci was the inventor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wheellock (574 words)

	Johannes Kepler Definition / Johannes Kepler Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Johannes Kepler is a horoscope for an Austrian nobleman (View a larger image or download).
		Johannes Kepler is a horoscope for an Austrian nobleman.
		Johannes Kepler is a significant individual in the development of astronomy and the scientific revolution.
	www.elresearch.com /Johannes_Kepler (203 words)

	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Johann Kiefuss (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The only traceable records of a Johann Kiefuss relate to a gun maker living in Nuremberg about 100 years later, so the misapprehension may be due to an incorrect transliteration of dates.
		His name is commonly linked to the gun, especially in German sources, from the late 18th century onwards.
		Source article can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann Kiefuss.
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Johann+Kiefuss (126 words)

	Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben Definition / Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben Definition / Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben Research
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	www.elresearch.com /Johann_Christian_Polycarp_Erxleben (360 words)

	Wheel Lock Firearms - Super Locks Guide
		This type of wheel - lock was an Italian invention of the first half of the...
		The same system was used in these firearms to create sparks as needed to ignite the...
		It is said to have been invented by Johann Kiefuss of Nuremberg in 1517, and the idea probably came...
	www.superlocksguide.com /wheel-lock-firearms.html (868 words)

	The Flintlock Rifle from pabucks.com
		Practical people will hang on to what they have and what they are familiar with.
		Nevertheless, the concept of using a flint and iron spark to light a powder charge was developed by Johann Kiefuss of Nuremberg, Germany in 1517, over 200 years before the Lancaster long rifle.
		Modern scholars assert he applied the spring driven tinder lighter in use at the time to start their cook fires.
	www.pabucks.com /flintlock_rifle.html (1013 words)

	Wheellock
		Prior to fireing the weapon would have to be prepared and the spring for the wheel wound up.
		It is generally accepted that Johann Kiefuss invented the type in the early 1500's in Germany.
		While superior to many earlier methods of igniting gunpowder its high production cost hindered its widespread adoption.
	www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/w/wh/wheellock.html (262 words)

	Taconic Valley Rod and Gun Club ~ History
		Rifling is invented and the first known rifle is made by William Renwick.
		The first Wheellock or "Rose Lock" is invented by Johann Kiefuss of Nuremberg, Germany.
		In an effort to reduce the continuing fear surrounding the fl magic of guns and fl powder, a Bavarian necromancer states that rifles are more accurate than smoothbores because the spinning bullet doesn't allow a demon to gain purchase upon it.
	tvrgc.com /TVRGChistory.htm (2152 words)

	History of Rifles
		The Wheel Lock was the next step in firearms evolution.
		It is said to have been invented by Johann Kiefuss of Nuremberg in 1517, and the idea probably came from the spring driven tinder lighter in use at the time.
		The idea of this mechanism is simple, similar to a modern lighter which has a flint pressed up against a roughened metal wheel.
	ruffcountry.tripod.com /gruffsgunsite/id1.html (2107 words)

	wheelock guns
		The Wheel Lock was invented by Johann Kiefuss of Nuremberg in 1517.
		He may have derived the idea of the wheel lock design from the spring driven tinder lighter, which was in use at that time.
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	www.angelfire.com /nm/shalom/hw.htm (455 words)

	MidwayUSA - Kiefuss, Johann - GunTec Dictionary of Shooting, Reloading, Gunsmithing, Hunting & Outdoor Terms
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