flintlock

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On the other hand, if the parts of a flintlock rifle were interchangeable, a soldier could repair his weapon without the need for a gunsmith.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

You have to be particular about muzzle-loading a flintlock and making sure the flint is in place.

From Salon • Aug. 4, 2024

The rules were geared more for semiautomatic pistols than flintlock weapons, but re-enactors who fear being arrested if they publicly re-stage battles from the colonial era to the Civil War are staying off the field.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2022

An Egyptian limestone statue, dating to 2400 BC, sold for £6 million; while a pair of Napoleonic flintlock pistols fetched £976,000.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2022

Rufus’s gun was a flintlock, a long slender Kentucky rifle.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler