the Miquelet lock. The Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus had many matchlock muskets converted to snaplocks during his military reforms. See also Caplock mechanism Firearm Flintlock Hand cannon Matchlock Miquelet Percussion cap Snaphance Wheellock Doglock References Blair, Claude. Editor. Pollard's History of Firearms. New York: Macmillan, 1983 Chase, K. (2003), Firearms: A Global History to 1700, Cambridge University Press, Fowler, W., North, A. & Stronge, C. The Development of Small Firearms, from 12th-century Hand Cannons to Modern-day Automatics. External links Original snaplock pistol Magnus Wiberg - Snaplock maker The Rifle Shoppe -Reproduction Snaplock parts Firearm actions Early firearms Renaissance-era weapons