: a lock for a gun or pistol having a flint in the hammer for striking a spark to ignite the charge
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: a firearm fitted with a flintlock
Illustration of flintlock
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Recent Examples on the WebRemington, the country’s oldest gun maker, began making flintlock rifles in 1816. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2021 Remington, the country's oldest gun maker, began making flintlock rifles in 1816. Jeff Amy, ajc, 8 Nov. 2021 Remington, the country's oldest gun maker, began making flintlock rifles in 1816.CBS News, 8 Nov. 2021 To date, the legal debate over the Second Amendment has largely assumed that gun technology unfolds over time according to a single, linear logic, from the colonial flintlock musket to the modern AR-15. Jennifer Tucker, CNN, 20 Oct. 2021 Today, the highly popular civilian AR-15 is a vastly different and substantially more lethal machine than the flintlock muskets that were in use when the Founders crafted the Second Amendment. Jennifer Tucker, CNN, 20 Oct. 2021 In the left talon is a cocked flintlock pistol, which symbolizes land warfare and a state of constant readiness. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 21 Oct. 2020 In the left talon is a cocked flintlock pistol, which symbolizes land warfare and a state of constant readiness. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 21 Oct. 2020 Firing demonstrations of reproduction flintlock muskets take place on weekends. Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2021 See More