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To put it in basic detail, flint creates fire sparks when it strikes steel, right? So a flintlock uses this power to shoot. When the trigger is pulled while the bullet and gunpowder is loaded, the trigger opens a spring that causes a small piece of wood holding a piece of flint to strike a steel slab. When the two touch the sparks light the gunpowder that is in the compartment under the steel slab, lighting it and throwing out the bullet.
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When was the flintlock gun invented?
As we know the flintlock today, the first was made in 1610 in France. There WERE earlier guns that used a flint sparking mechanism, such as the wheelock and the snaphaunce.
Did flintlock pistols from the early to mid 1700s ever have rifling?
Generally a smoothbore weapon, some rifledbore flintlock pistols were produced. The smoothbore were easier to make and mass produce at a faster rate.
What weapons did the cavalry in 1660 have?
pikes matchlooks falconet culverin demi calvery flintlock
What did Santa Barbara Misson weapon?
No weapons. They were a mission. The unit of 5-6 soldiers may have had flintlock guns.
What does a fusilier do?
Origionally,a name given to an infantry man,who was armed with a flintlock gun,this was called the fusil...
How does the flintlock pistol work?
I have posted a great article in the related links that explains in detail how a flintlock works.
How can you use the word flintlock in a sentence?
The flintlock was a primitive gun.
Are flintlock muskets more accurate than flintlock pistlos?
Yes
What type of guns used in 1769?
Mainly flintlock smoothbore muskets, with a few flintlock rifles. There were also flintlock pistols and "fowling pieces"- shotguns.
Do you know how flintlock guns work?
A flintlock gun needs a piece of flint, a piece of steel, and a place for the sparks to touch the gunpowder. One should use the "flint and steel" approach to create a spark that lights the gunpowder.
What are the release dates for The Flintlock Disaster - 2012?
The Flintlock Disaster - 2012 was released on: USA: 2012
Original sentence with the word flintlock?
When describing hunting rifles of the 17th, 18th and 19th century, some writers use the term flintlock, instead of using the fuller description of flintlock mechanism.
What is the value of 1861 flintlock rifle flintlock serial number 32990?
No such thing. The last flintlock rifle of the US Military was the Springfield Model 1840. You need a hands on appraisal by a dealer in muzzleloaders.
How did they make the flintlock mechanism?
They did
How old is a flintlock pistol?
Flintlock pistoles and rifles where mainly used when pirates roamed during 1600-1700
What actors and actresses appeared in The Flintlock Disaster - 2012?
The cast of The Flintlock Disaster - 2012 includes: Tom Brokaw as Narrator
What did colonists hunt with?
flintlock rifles
