flintlock

Example Sentences

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The spread of the flintlock was a watershed.

From The Wall Street Journal

You have to be particular about muzzle-loading a flintlock and making sure the flint is in place.

From Salon

Despite stunning advances in prosthetics, though, the military still looks on amputees the way it did in the days of flintlocks and cannonballs.

From New York Times

“A fixed-barrel gun that uses gas and a piston is now the same as a flintlock or muzzle loader,” Mr. Merino said.

From Washington Times

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