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Flintlock firing mechanisms were known by the middle of the 16th century, about a hundred years before they made their appearance in quantity in infantry muskets. A flintlock was similar to a wheel lock except that ignition came from a blow of flint against steel, with the sparks directed into the priming powder in the pan. This lock was an adaptation of the tinderbox used for starting fires. In the several different types of flintlocks that were produced, the flint was always held in a small vise, called a cock, which described an arc around its pivot to strike the ...(100 of 19804 words)

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