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n. An obsolete gunlock in which a flint fixed in the hammer produces a spark that ignites the charge.

n. A firearm having this type of gunlock. Also called firelock.

n. An early type of firearm, using a spring-loaded flint to strike sparks into the firing pan.

n. A lock for a gun or pistol, having a flint fixed in the hammer, which on striking the steel ignites the priming.

n. A hand firearm fitted with a flintlock; esp., the old-fashioned musket of European and other armies.

n. A gun-lock in which fire is produced by a flint striking the hammer, and igniting the priming in a receptacle called the pan. The match-lock was superseded by the flint-lock, which is now superseded by the percussion-lock.

n. A gun, especially a musket, having a flint-lock.

n. an obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge

n. a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock

"I used to muzzleload, had a TC Hawkin flintlock, as heavy as that barrel is it would take alot to burst it, dunno if "modern" muzzleloaders are as hefty or not, but I assume they are just for product liability reasons."

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