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, the country’s oldest gun maker, began making flintlock rifles in the region in 1816.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2023
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
Beyond that, Mapper was scrambling back onto the brachy while Halsey Crunk pointed an old flintlock pistol at something Magdalys couldn’t see.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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