Combination weapons fuse form and function in surprising ways. Whether crafted for combat, hunting, or sheer novelty, ...

1400s - The matchlock gun appears ... 1540) multi-shot, wheel-lock pistol, made for Emperor Charles V. In this weapon, two locks are combined in one mechanism, to give each barrel separate ...

The revolver could be fired using the trigger, which forms ... boar spear and featured a mechanism to automatically or manually fire the in-built pistol. Since most boar spears had cross-guard ...