flintlock

Example Sentences

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The spread of the flintlock was a watershed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

You have to be particular about muzzle-loading a flintlock and making sure the flint is in place.

From Salon • Aug. 4, 2024

The rules were geared more for semiautomatic pistols than flintlock weapons, but re-enactors who fear being arrested if they publicly re-stage battles from the colonial era to the Civil War are staying off the field.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2022

With a flintlock, one pulls the trigger, and a piece of steel hits the flint, which is just a very hard rock.

From Washington Times • Jan. 18, 2020

Jonathan heard the click as he drew back his flintlock.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi