percussion lock

noun

1. a gunlock on a firearm that fires by striking a percussion cap.

percussion lock

noun

1. a gunlock in which the hammer strikes a percussion cap

Word History and Origins

Origin of percussion lock¹

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

First the match-lock, wheel-lock, flint-lock, percussion lock.

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The trials were made from one and the same barrel, having a percussion lock on one side and a flint lock on the other.

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The old flint lock had been removed and a percussion lock substituted; but the hammer refused to stay cocked.

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It was also a percussion lock, and the cap exploded without firing the powder in the barrel.

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It was a percussion lock, and the cap exploded, without firing the powder in the barrel.

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