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How would load your powder and ball down the barrel ram it down to make sure it's tight in the barrel then you would put powder in the pan when the flint hits the metal it creates a spark lighting the powder in the pan then lighting the powder in the barrel making it fire.
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What are facts about flintlock pistol?
Most could be loaded and fired about 5-6 times before the flint cracked or broke.
About how long is a flintlock rifle?
Varies. European Jager rifles were shorter, and fired larger bullets. The Pennsylvania rifle (miscalled the Kentucky rifle) were of smaller caliber, but longer- about 5 feet.
What is the value of a like new never fired Thompson center arms renegade 54 caliber flintlock rifle?
$400-$450
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.
What type was the fist gun?
flintlock rifle
What does a flintlock musket do?
Nothing different from a rifle.
How can you determine what kind of flintlock rifle you have?
You will need a professional appraisal
What are flintlock rifles?
There is no such thing as a Flintlock rifle. There is a rifle and a flintlock. A rifle is a weapon with rifling in the barrel which are curved notches wich cause the bullet to spin as it travels down the barrel. A flintlock is a weapon with no rifling and shoots a spherical ball. It is propelled down the barrel by an explosion caused by a flint stiking a metal plate. The sparks then ignite some gunpowder shooting the shot from the barrel. A flintlock was not a brilliant weapon, they weren't that powerful, they had a poor range and they sometimes misfired.
What determines if a rifle is fully loaded if the bullet is not chambered in the breech or rear of the barrel and if the bolt is open could this rifle fully loaded or not fully loaded?
What you are describing could be a rifle that is not loaded, partially loaded or fully loaded, but, does not have a round chambered.
What is the value of a us spingfeild flintlock rifle 1861 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.
What is the value of us spingfeild flintlock rifle 1861 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.
What is a light flintlock musket called?
A flintlock firearm uses a springloaded hammer with a flint attached to strike against a hinged steel plate in order to shower sparks into a shallow pan filled with a small amount of black powder in order to ignite (shoot) a weapon. They were originally invented in Germany in the middle 1600's and were the standard military weapon (musket) from that time until about 1830 when they were replaced by the percussion Cap system. The flintlock musket is the weapon prominent in the American Revolution and the Napoloenic Wars. Usually loaded through the muzzle with tha aid of a ramrod, a slow and cumbersome process.
