percussion lock
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noun
a gunlock on a firearm that fires by striking a percussion cap.
Compare flintlock.
Origin of percussion lock
First recorded in 1820–30
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Historical Examples of percussion lock
The last improvement which we shall notice was the percussion-lock.
He had his men furnished with the percussion-lock rifle, a very superior arm to the old smooth-bore.
The Brothers' WarJohn Calvin Reed
At the encampments near the winter station we found a couple of percussion-lock guns, with caps, powder and lead.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume IIA.E. Nordenskieold
percussion lock
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