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

We were also dealing with old flintlock pistols, though.

From Salon • Aug. 4, 2024

Remington, the country’s oldest gun maker, began making flintlock rifles in 1816.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2021

It is the second year since its conception, and most notably, it is limited to primitive weapons - like flintlock muzzle loader rifles.

From Washington Times • Jan. 18, 2020

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

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler