Definition of Flintlock

Flint´lock`
n.1.A lock for a gun or pistol, having a flint fixed in the hammer, which on striking the steel ignites the priming.
2.A hand firearm fitted with a flintlock; esp., the old-fashioned musket of European and other armies.


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firelock, muzzle loader


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