flintlock
flintlock
Definition
flint·lock (flint′läk′)
noun
- a gunlock in which a flint in the hammer strikes a metal plate to produce a spark that ignites the powder
- an old-fashioned gun with such a lock
flintlock
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- musket: They carried an India pattern flintlock musket with socket bayonet.
- pistol: He rose, drawing a flintlock pistol from his belt.
- rifle: The pan in this instance is the one on early flintlock rifles.
- gun: Entry Fee: 2 shots for £ 1 with choice of percussion or flintlock guns at an " easy " clay pigeon.
- weapon: Rifled muskets using a percussion cap priming system were far more efficient and accurate than the smoothbore flintlock weapons they replaced.
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