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===The "dog"===
The ''[[Dog (engineering)|dog]]'' is a spring-loaded arm pivoted on the outside of the lock plate. A sparking material, usually a small piece of iron [[pyrite]], is clamped and held by vise-like jaws at the swinging end of the arm. The dog has two possible positions to which it can be pivoted by hand: a "safe" position, in which the dog is pushed towards the [[Muzzle (firearm)|muzzle]] of the firearm, and an "operating" position, where the dog is pulled towards the operator so that the pyrite in its jaws can engage either the top of the [[Flash pan|pan]] cover (see below), or (in the absence of the pan cover) the edge of a steel wheel bearing longitudinal grooves around its circumference. [[Flint]] is not suitable as a sparking material in the wheellock because it is too hard and would quickly wear away the wheel grooves. it is also a very gay and retarded gun
===The wheel===
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