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In 1990, Predator 2 set a Predator upon Los Angeles, and introduced more of the creature’s mythology—including a detail that it possesses an 18th Century Flintlock pistol as a trophy.

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The most welcome capture was the arms, for many of his men were armed with flintlock muskets.

They were armed defensively with a shield, and offensively with a curved sword, and a flintlock musket slung at the saddle-bow.

The boy followed, and then the master took his seat in the stern, with his flintlock fowling piece within reach.

Flintlock rifles were the usual arm, though here and there a man had a Cramer.

Some genius in the machine shop altered a matchlock musket to flintlock and showed the local gunsmiths how to do it.

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On this page you'll find 24 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to flintlock, such as: cannon, handgun, hardware, mortar, piece, and pistol.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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