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Dutch lontstok, "match stick".
Linstocks were used for
discharging cannons in the
early days of artillery; the
linstock allowed the
gunner to
stand further...
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Linstock is a
village in the
civil parish of
Stanwix Rural, in the
Carlisle District, in the
county of ****bria, England. It is a few
miles away from the...
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containing the main
charge of gunpowder.
After the
introduction of gunlocks,
linstocks were retained, but only as a
backup means of firing. Some
early land mines...
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After the
introduction of gunlocks,
linstocks were retained, but only as a
backup means of firing. The
linstock slow
match or the
spark from the flintlock...
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issued to the
Swedish navy from the
early 18th
century until 1840. Some
linstocks of the
Renaissance and late
medieval period had a
matchlock pistol concealed...
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Firing of a
field gun of the
early 17th
century with a
linstock...
- ring,
found before 1824 (perhaps
identical to a ring
found in 1773 at
Linstock castle in Carlisle), has a
magical inscription of a
similar type, ery.ri...
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combustion of the
propellant occurs),
either with a slow
match (matchlock), a
linstock or a
flash pan
ignited by some type of pyrite- (wheellock) or flint-based...
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matchlock musket. To
prevent dragging the
match cord on the wet ground, a
linstock, a
forked wooden support inserted into the
ground and used for holding...
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After the
introduction of gunlocks,
linstocks were retained, but only as a
backup means of firing. The
linstock slow match, or the
spark from the flintlock...
