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MatchlockA muzzle loading firearm which is fired by means of a slowly burning match being applied to a flash hole by means of the trigger.
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Matchlock1690s, from match (n.1), in reference to the firing mechanism, + lock (n.1) in the firearm sense (1540s); probably so called for its resemblance to a door-latching device.
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Matchlockthe most common method of firing a firearm used in the English Civil War. When the trigger of a firearm was pressed, a lever holding a length of a lit cord (the match) brought the match into contact w [..]
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MatchlockThe predecessor of the flintlock mechanism. This was generally heavier than a musket, and had an extremely simple firing mechanism (that wasn't always effective). It consisted of a simple slow-ma [..]
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MatchlockAnother name for the arquebus.
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Matchlock(n) an early style of musket; a slow-burning wick would be lowered into a hole in the breech to ignite the charge
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MatchlockAn early system of ignition for muzzle-loading firearms where a priming charge is loaded into a flashpan with a separate, manually-operated cover. To fire, the cover is opened and then a slowly smolde [..]
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Matchlock
Early type of firearm, using a smoldering piece of cord to fire the powder in the firing pan.
* '''1888''', Rudyard Kipling, ‘Dray Wara Yow Dee’, ''Black and White'', Folio Society 2004, vol. 1, p. [..]
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