31. The Mughals also developed a variation of the pata with matchlock pistols adjoining the handle. 32. The standard weaponry of an Azap of this era was a matchlock and a sabre. 33. As soon as matchlocks appeared, there were attempts to create non-muzzleloading firearms. 34. Exhibits include cannons, old muskets and matchlocks , maps, rugs and other artifacts. 35. Both Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh were seated on massive Elephant Howdahs and armed with Matchlocks . 36. They do a test comparing various different weapons including a long bow and a matchlock . 37. Their arms mostly sword and spear with a few rusty old matchlocks and twenty cannons. 38. Early matchlock and wheel lock mechanisms were replaced by later flintlock mechanisms and finally percussion locks. 39. It quickly replaced earlier technologies, such as the matchlock and wheellock and the earlier flintlocks. 40. Following the introduction of the matchlock , the flintlock was introduced in the mid-1600s.
