1) An early style of musket 2) Firearm action 3) Musket 4) Musket device
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The matchlock was the first mechanism, or `lock` invented to facilitate the firing of a hand-held firearm. This design removed the need to lower by hand a lit match into the weapon`s flash pan and made it possible to have both hands free to keep a firm grip on the weapon at the moment of firing, and, more importantly, to keep both eyes on the t......
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• (n.) An old form of gunlock containing a match for firing the priming; hence, a musket fired by means of a match.
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in firearms, a device for igniting gunpowder developed in the 15th century, a major advance in the manufacture of small arms. The matchlock was the ... [3 related articles]
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The earliest gun-firing mechanism, developed in the early 15thC, in which the powder charge was ignited by a glowing wick (or 'match') soaked in nitre and dilute alcohol, and held in an S-shaped pivot called a serpentine. When the trigger was pressed, the serpentine moved forwards and applied the match to the powder in a pan so igniting the main ch …...
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Match'lock` noun An old form of gunlock containing a match for firing the priming; hence, a musket fired by means of a match.
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An early system of ignition for muzzle-loading firearms where a priming charge is loaded into a flashpan with a separate, manually-operated cover. To fire, the cover is opened and then a slowly smoldering wick, held in the nose of the curved arm, is lowered by means of a lever (precursor to a trigger) to ignite a priming charge which then ignites t...
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The English matchlock was a smooth-bore muzzle loader gun in use during the late 17th century. It was fired from a rest called a pike.
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n] - an early style of musket
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noun an early style of musket; a slow-burning wick would be lowered into a hole in the breech to ignite the charge
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