"percussion lock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: percussion locks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} percussion lock (plural percussion locks)
  1. (firearms) A kind of lock for a gun in which a hammer strikes upon a percussion cap on the nipple, igniting the charge. Categories (topical): Firearms
    Sense id: en-percussion_lock-en-noun-OEmMJJVI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry

Inflected forms

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