Earlier muskets had mostly been smoothbore flintlocks. This practice was especially prevalent with some of the older smoothbore muskets and converted flintlocks. As ignition devices, matchlocks, wheellocks, snaplock, flintlocks and percussion caps were used in turn. Flash pans are found on gonnes, matchlocks, wheellocks, snaplocks, snaphances, and flintlocks. It quickly replaced earlier technologies, such as the matchlock and wheellock and the earlier flintlocks. As time progressed, the flintlocks were decommissioned, being superseded by early revolvers. They were armed mainly with flintlocks, and antique rifles. As time progressed, the obsolete flintlocks were decommissioned from service, being superseded by early revolvers. Arkansas Mounted Rifles were also armed with M1822 flintlocks from the Little Rock Arsenal. Rifled flintlocks saw most military use by sharpshooters, skirmishers, and other support units. Early Kalthoff guns were wheellocks, but later guns were flintlocks. He spent his childhood playing with Submachine guns and Flintlocks. Flints were still used in trade for the flintlocks on guns. Various breech-loading flintlocks were developed starting around 1650. The early flintlocks were mostly converted to percussion ignition.