-
manufactured as
caplocks. The
Austrians instead used a
variant of Manton's tube lock in
their Augustin musket until the
conventional caplock Lorenz rifle...
-
weapons were
later converted into
caplocks so that they
could take
advantage of this
increased reliability. The
caplock mechanism consists of a hammer,...
-
chemical primer, or "cap", and the
mechanism which used it,
called the "
caplock".
Percussion ignition was
invented by
Scottish clergyman Rev. Alexander...
- pistol,
which pushed a
rammer into the
aligned chamber.[citation needed]
Caplock revolvers mostly had
mechanical devices with
ramrods mounted on the frame...
- and
bullet were
loaded separately.
These were
caplocks or "cap and ball" revolvers,
because the
caplock method of
priming was the
first to be compact...
- or a stocking. The
original Philadelphia Deringer was a
muzzleloading caplock single-shot
pistol introduced in 1825 by
Henry Deringer. In total, approximately...
- is a
method used by
various muzzle-loading firearms, from
matchlocks to
caplocks,
including a few
modern weapons, such as
Metal Storm, to fire multiple...
-
parts began to be used only
shortly before flintlocks were
replaced by
caplocks. A ****
tightly holding a
sharp piece of
flint is
rotated to half-****...
- is
referred to as the lock (e.g. matchlock, wheellock, flintlock, and
caplock).
Actions can be
categorized in
several ways,
including single action versus...
-
alternative to
spark ignition of the propellant. The
percussion lock (also
caplock) was
adapted from the
flintlock firing mechanism, with the ****
being modified...
