flintlock
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The spread of the flintlock was a watershed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
You have to be particular about muzzle-loading a flintlock and making sure the flint is in place.
From Salon • Aug. 4, 2024
Remington, the country’s oldest gun maker, began making flintlock rifles in the region in 1816.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2023
He used the ram rod to push the black powder and bullet into the bottom of the gun, back by the flintlock.
From Washington Times • Jan. 18, 2020
Sciron screamed as he fell, firing his flintlock wildly, but for once hitting nothing.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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