What is a sharpened flint for the lock of a gun, to ignite the charge. It was in common use before the introduction of percussion caps called?
gunflint — A sharpened flint for the lock of a gun, to ignite the charge. It was in common use before the introduction of percussion caps. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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