- The
percussion cap,
percussion primer, or
caplock,
introduced in the
early 1820s, is a type of single-use
percussion ignition device for
muzzle loader...
-
chemical primer, or "cap", and the
mechanism which used it,
called the "
caplock".
Percussion ignition was
invented by
Scottish clergyman Rev. Alexander...
-
percussion cap
system was developed. The
caplock offered many
improvements over the flintlock. The
caplock was
easier to load, more
resistant to weather...
- or a stocking. The
original Philadelphia Deringer was a
muzzleloading caplock single-shot
pistol introduced in 1825 by
Henry Deringer. In total, approximately...
-
alternative to
spark ignition of the propellant. The
percussion lock (also
caplock) was
adapted from the
flintlock firing mechanism, with the ****
being modified...
-
systems used in
breechloading firearms: matchlock, wheellock, flintlock,
caplock, pinfire, rimfire, and centerfire.
While they are
usually sidearms, a few...
- is
referred to as the lock (e.g. matchlock, wheellock, flintlock, and
caplock).
Actions can be
categorized in
several ways,
including single action versus...
- pistol,
which pushed a
rammer into the
aligned chamber.[citation needed]
Caplock revolvers mostly had
mechanical devices with
ramrods mounted on the frame...
- and
bullet were
loaded separately.
These were
caplocks or "cap and ball" revolvers,
because the
caplock method of
priming was the
first to be compact...
- with the very
similar Springfield 1816
flintlock muskets, more
reliable caplock models became increasingly po****r as the
conflict progressed. Some U.S...
