flintlock

Example Sentences

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“So a flintlock is actually the same thing as a muzzle loader,” he told a man at the shooting range.

From Washington Times

The assailant’s two flintlock derringers both misfired, and an enraged Jackson clubbed the would-be assassin with his walking stick before the man was subdued.

From Reuters

A stolen flintlock rifle that was used at the Battle of New Orleans was returned to the museum it was stolen from decades earlier, authorities confirmed last year.

From Fox News

The men carried a variety of equipage including the necessary flintlock weapons, cartridge boxes, knives, hatchets and bayonets.

From Washington Times

Look closely, and you'll see that the two guns don't quite match: One has had its flintlock striking mechanism replaced with a slightly more modern percussion cap system.

From Washington Post