matchlock (Crossword)
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Definitions of “matchlock”
If the answer you seek is not in the answers above these definitions may help solving your crossword puzzle.• An old form of gunlock containing a match for firing the priming
• In firearms, a device for igniting gunpowder developed in the 15th century
• The English matchlock was a smooth-bore muzzle loader gun in use during the late 17th century
• The matchlock was the first mechanism, or `lock` invented to facilitate the firing of a hand-held firearm
• An early system of ignition for muzzle-loading firearms where a priming charge is loaded into a flashpan with a separate
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