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Example sentences for: gunlock

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The hammer, or cock , of the gunlock usually can be in one of three positions: down (fully forward and down); at half cock (partly back, to allow a flintlock to be carried with the pan closed or the percussion cap to be placed on the nipple of a percussion arm); or at full cock . In the half cock position, the trigger is not “partially back-locked,” whatever that means.
The pan is the part of the gunlock that contains a small quantity of fine gunpowder ignited by sparks produced by the flint shearing small bits of metal from the frizzen . A small hole bored in the barrel allows the charge to be ignited.
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