"firelock" meaning in English

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        "A form of gunlock, in which the priming is ignited by a spark."
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          "text": "He looked round for his gun, but in place of the clean well-oiled fowing-piece, he found an old firelock lying by him, the barrel encrusted with rust, the lock falling off, and the stock worm-eaten.",
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          "text": "Before we were out of the forest, however, we saw about ten peasants, some armed with firelocks [translating Feuer-rohren], others busy burying something.",
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