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Flintlock mechanism and Musket

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Difference between Flintlock mechanism and Musket

Flintlock mechanism vs. Musket

The flintlock mechanism is a type of lock used on muskets, pistols, and rifles in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. A musket is a muzzle-loaded, smoothbore long gun that appeared in early 16th century Europe, at first as a heavier variant of the arquebus, capable of penetrating heavy armor.

Similarities between Flintlock mechanism and Musket

Flintlock mechanism and Musket have 9 things in common (in Unionpedia): Brown Bess, Caplock mechanism, Crimean War, Flintlock, Frizzen, Matchlock, Rifle, Snaphance, Wheellock.

Brown Bess

"Brown Bess" is a nickname of uncertain origin for the British Army's muzzle-loading smoothbore Land Pattern Musket and its derivatives.

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Caplock mechanism

The caplock mechanism or percussion lock was the successor of the flintlock mechanism in firearm technology, and used a percussion cap struck by the hammer to set off the main charge, rather than using a piece of flint to strike a steel frizzen.The caplock mechanism consists of a hammer, similar to the hammer used in a flintlock, and a nipple (sometimes referred to as a "cone"), which holds a small percussion cap.

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Crimean War

The Crimean War (or translation) was a military conflict fought from October 1853 to February 1856 in which the Russian Empire lost to an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, France, Britain and Sardinia.

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Flintlock

Flintlock is a general term for any firearm that uses a flint striking ignition mechanism.

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Frizzen

The frizzen, historically called the steel, is an "L"-shaped piece of steel hinged at the front used in flintlock firearms.

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Matchlock

The matchlock was the first mechanism invented to facilitate the firing of a hand-held firearm.

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Rifle

A rifle is a portable long-barrelled firearm designed for precision shooting, to be held with both hands and braced against the shoulder for stability during firing, and with a barrel that has a helical pattern of grooves ("rifling") cut into the bore walls.

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Snaphance

A snaphance or snaphaunce is a type of lock for firing a gun or is a gun using that mechanism.

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Wheellock

A wheellock, wheel-lock or wheel lock, is a friction-wheel mechanism to cause a spark for firing a firearm.

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Flintlock mechanism and Musket Comparison

Flintlock mechanism has 45 relations, while Musket has 99. As they have in common 9, the Jaccard index is 6.25% = 9 / (45 + 99).

References

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