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matchlocks (locks (firearm components), <firearm locks and lock components>, ... Components (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: The earliest type of mechanical ignition system for firearms, originating in the mid-15th century, consisting of a slow-burning match or wick held in an arm which, when the trigger is pressed, lowers the match into a pan full of priming powder, the burning of which ignites the main charge. |
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matchlocks (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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matchlock (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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lontsloten (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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lontslot (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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llaves con mecha (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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llave con mecha (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.PJ |
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Additional Notes: |
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Dutch ..... Het oudste soort mechanische ontstekingssyteem voor vuurwapens, dat in het midden van de 15e eeuw ontstond en bestaat uit een langzame lont bevestigd aan een arm die, wanneer de trekker wordt overgehaald, de lont laat zakken in een pan met kruit dat bij ontbranding de lading ontsteekt. |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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[VP Preferred] |
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Blair, European and American Arms (1962) 41 |
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Diagram Group, Weapons (1980) illustration, 114 |
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Norman and Pottinger, English Weapons and Warfare (1979) 169 |
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Personal Communication Walter Karcheski, Higgins Armory Museum, Nov. '91. |
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Peterson, Encyclopedia of Firearms (1964) illustration |
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Petzal, Encyclopedia of Sporting Firearms (1991) |
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Quick, Weapons and Military Terms (1973) illustration |
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Tarassuk and Blair, Complete Encyclopedia of Arms and Armor (1979) illustration, 278 |
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Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961) |
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