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...flint attached to the hammer of the flintlock (the standard Revolutionary War weapon) strikes a fixed steel, sparking the priming powder in the open "pan" just below. The hammer of the caplock (patented early in the 19th century) explodes a small percussion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Flintlocks at the Fort | 9/29/1952 | See Source »

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