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Definition of Flintlock

Flintlock
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.

Meaning of Flintlock from wikipedia

- Flintlock is a general term for any firearm that uses a flint-striking ignition mechanism, the first of which appeared in Western Europe in the early...
- Look up flintlock in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A flintlock is a kind of a firearm. Flintlock may also refer to: Flintlock, a Joint Combined Exchange...
- The flintlock mechanism is a type of lock used on muskets, rifles, and pistols from the early 17th to the mid-19th century. It is commonly referred to...
- Flintlock were a 1970s pop group from Es****, England. Its members were Derek Pascoe (vocals/saxophone, born 20 October 1957), Mike Holoway (drums/percussion...
- Operation Flintlock may refer to: Operation Flintlock (nuclear test), a nuclear test series on the Nevada Test Site Operation Flintlock (World War II)...
- The Harper's Ferry Model 1805 U.S. martial flintlock pistol manufactured at the Harpers Ferry Armory in Virginia (now West Virginia) was the first pistol...
- Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn is an action role-playing video game developed by A44 Games and published by Kepler Interactive. The game was released for...
- Officers (.45 ACP) M1799 flintlock pistol (.69) M1805 Harper's Ferry flintlock pistol (.54) M1816 flintlock pistol (.54) M1836 flintlock pistol (.54) M1842...
- over the flintlock. The caplock was easier to load, more resistant to weather, and was much more reliable than the flintlock. Many older flintlock weapons...
- November 1943 and the Battle of Makin on 20–24 November 1943. Operation Flintlock and Operation Catchpole had the goal of capturing ****anese bases at Kwajalein...