Word: caplocks
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Dates: during 1952-1952
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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...
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