matchlock
Early firearm ignition
A matchlock is an early type of firearm ignition system in which a slow-burning fuse (the match) is held in a clamp and lowered into a pan of priming powder when the trigger is pulled.
The term also refers to a gun using this mechanism: The soldiers carried matchlocks into battle.
Matchlocks preceded flintlocks and were common from the 15th through 17th centuries.
Early portable firearm
- musketMuzzle-loaded infantry firearm
- fusilLight flintlock rifle
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- stockGoods kept for sale
bore · muzzle · ramrod · bandolier · rest · wadding · caliber · smoothbore
Curving in repeated bends
- flashpanFirearm's ignition receptacle
- touchholeFirearm ignition aperture
- triggerWhat initiates action
- powderFine dry particles
firing · gunpowder · combustion · spark · flame · discharge · priming · cock
Ground combat troops
- pikemanSpear-armed infantry soldier
- volleySimultaneous firing burst
- formationCreation or arrangement
- drillHole-boring device
battle · siege · cavalry · tactics · skirmish · fortification · campaign · militia
Public exhibit space
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- relicPreserved ancient object
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- collectibleObject worth amassing
provenance · restoration · patina · authenticity · vintage · antiquarian · auction · conservation
Click-to-secure fastener
- firelockFlint-sparked gun
- percussionSound through impact
- caplockCap-fired gun mechanism
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
arquebus
Early portable firearm
stock · bore · muzzle · ramrod · bandolier · rest · wadding · caliber · smoothbore
serpentine
Curving in repeated bends
powder · firing · gunpowder · combustion · spark · flame · discharge · priming · cock · sear
infantry
Ground combat troops
drill · battle · siege · cavalry · tactics · skirmish · fortification · campaign · militia · soldiers
museum
Public exhibit space
collectible · provenance · restoration · patina · authenticity · vintage · antiquarian · auction · conservation · heritage
snaplock
Click-to-secure fastener
- firelockFlint-sparked gun
- percussionSound through impact
- caplockCap-fired gun mechanism
- historical weaponsmusket, muskets, flintlocks, pistols, bayonet
- ranged weaponsbow and arrow, crossbow, longbow, rifle, pistol
- historical warfaremusket, bayonet, cannon, cavalry, infantry
- antique firearmsmusket, muzzleloader, harquebus, Brown Bess, caplock
- Sengoku Japandaimyo, samurai, Tokugawa Ieyasu, feudal lords, warlords
- gun partsbarrel, barrels, trigger, triggers, bolt
matchlockflintlock
Flint-sparked firearm mechanism
percussion cap · breech-loader · semi-automatic · caplock · bolt-action