Matchlock Pan (early 17th-century): A major feature of the matchlock firing mechanism is the priming pan which was welded to the barrel or the lockplate and had to be opened manually by the operator to reveal the powder. The Jacob de Gheyn engraving used for the Musketeer image shows the pan in the open position similar to this example, which was recovered from Jordan’s Journey near Hopewell in Prince George County.
Updated April 11, 2018
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DHR has secured permanent legal protection for over 700 historic places - including 15,000 acres of battlefield lands
DHR has erected 2,532 highway markers in every county and city across Virginia
DHR has registered more than 3,317 individual resources and 613 historic districts
DHR has engaged over 450 students in 3 highway marker contests
DHR has stimulated more than $4.2 billion dollars in private investments related to historic tax credit incentives, revitalizing communities of all sizes throughout Virginia
