flintlock

Example Sentences

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“So a flintlock is actually the same thing as a muzzle loader,” he told a man at the shooting range.

From Washington Times

The assailant’s two flintlock derringers both misfired, and an enraged Jackson clubbed the would-be assassin with his walking stick before the man was subdued.

From Reuters

In the 1930s, the Red Army brought famine; the local residents fought back with spears, flintlocks and muskets.

From New York Times

It’s startling to realize that Colt was born in 1814, just before British troops carrying flintlock muskets burned the White House.

From New York Times

With a flintlock, one pulls the trigger, and a piece of steel hits the flint, which is just a very hard rock.

From Washington Times