flintlock
Example Sentences
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The spread of the flintlock was a watershed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
We were also dealing with old flintlock pistols, though.
From Salon • Aug. 4, 2024
Remington began making guns in the region in 1816, starting with flintlock rifles.
From Washington Times • Dec. 2, 2023
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
“Here,” Cymbeline said, handing Magdalys the flintlock pistol and a powder case.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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