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firelock
ˈfirelock [See lock n.] 1. A gun-lock in which sparks were produced (either by friction or percussion) to ignite the priming. The name was at first given to the wheel-lock; in the 17th cent. it became transferred to the flint-lock.1547 Inventory in Meyrick Antient Armour III. 15 One chamber pece bla... Oxford English Dictionary
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Lock (firearm)
Firelock A firelock is a firearm in which the priming is ignited by sparks. More specifically, it refers to the mechanism or lock of such firearms. Firelock firing mechanisms are assembled either side of a mounting plate. The assembly is then mounted to the side of the stock of the firearm. wikipedia.org
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Sir Henry Bard's regiment of Foote
It is possible that they may also at this time have become an all musketeer unit, as was normal with garrisons and firelock muskets were certainly issued wikipedia.org
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heel-plate
heel-plate 1. The plate on the butt-end of a gun-stock.1847 Infantry Man. (1854) 34 Bring the firelock..to the shoulder, pressing the centre part of the heel-plate..into the hollow of it. 1881 Greener Gun 257 The heel-plates are either of buffalo horn or ebonite. 2. A metal plate protecting the heel... Oxford English Dictionary
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The Pilgrim Progress
They assemble by beat of drum, each with musket or firelock, in front of the captain’s door; they have their cloaks on, and place themselves in order, wikipedia.org
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Brown Bess
Brown Bess The name familiarly given in the British Army to the old flint-lock musket. (Brown Musket was in earlier use: both names existed long before the process of ‘browning’ the barrel (introduced in 1808), and apparently referred to the brown walnut stock.)[1708 S. Centlivre Busie Body i. i 13 ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Samuel Hill (VC)
gallant conduct on 16 and 17 November 1857, at the storming of the Secundra Bagh at Lucknow, in saving the life of Captain Irby, warding off with his firelock wikipedia.org
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bayoneted
bayoneted, ppl. a. (ˈbeɪəˌnɛtɪd) [f. bayonet n. + -ed.] Armed or provided with a bayonet.1815 Edin. Rev. XXV. 532 Guarded by a bayonetted soldiery against a bludgeoned mob. 1856 Olmsted Slave States 20 A bright bayonetted firelock. Oxford English Dictionary
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Philippe Mercier
Prince George is represented with a firelock on his shoulder, teaching a dog his drill, while his little brother and sister are equally occupied in a scene wikipedia.org
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snap-work
snap-work Also snapwork. [f. snap-.] † 1. Sc. A firelock. Obs.1568 Satir. Poems Reform. xlvii. 53 Snapwark, adew, fra dagmen dow nocht stand. 1676 Row Contin. Blair's Autobiog. xi. (1848) 298, 400 men with bows and long Snap works. a 1689 W. Cleland Poems (1697) 12 (Jam.), Right well mounted of thei... Oxford English Dictionary
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1765 in Canada
John's Island Acadians, who will be allowed to take cattle and one firelock, powder and shot per family "Advantages[...]would be derived from laying open wikipedia.org
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火枪
【火枪】huǒqiāng[flintlock; firelock] 一种旧式枪支,以火药、铁砂为弹药 新华字典
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Manton
Manton (ˈmæntən) A fowling-piece made by Joseph Manton (?1766–1835), a noted gunsmith. Also Joe Manton.1816 Scott Antiq. xxxix, It's a capital piece; it's a Joe Manton, that cost forty guineas. 1859 Lever Dav. Dunn xiii. 113 Every now and then you'll find a firelock in the hands that once held a dou... Oxford English Dictionary
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Benerson Little
variety of artistic and commercial productions, including for the Black Sails (2014-) television series, and for the modern board game, Blood & Plunder (Firelock statement about which Søren Dalager Ditlevsen of DR Kultur reported: Little also served as consultant for the modern board game, Blood & Plunder from Firelock wikipedia.org
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tricker
▪ I. tricker1 (ˈtrɪkə(r)) [f. trick v. + -er1.] 1. One who plays tricks or practises trickery; a cheat, deceiver, trickster; also, one who plays a trick or prank.1562 J. Heywood Prov. & Epigr. (1867) 107 This tricke..Brought to this tricker nother muse nor mase. 1606 Choice, Chance, etc. (1881) 7 Le... Oxford English Dictionary
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