flintlock pistols
Spark-ignited hand weapons
Flintlock pistols are handguns that fire by striking flint against steel to create a spark, igniting gunpowder in the pan.
This firing mechanism dominated from the 17th through early 19th centuries before percussion caps replaced it.
The term evokes pirates, dueling, and revolutionary-era warfare: The highwayman drew his flintlock pistol.
- frizzenFlintlock's spark-producing steel
- firing mechanismDevice initiating weapon discharge
- flash panFirearm's ignition dish
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