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Snaphances

Scope note

Locks in which a spring-operated cock holding a piece of flint or pyrite strikes sparks from a piece of steel pivoted vertically over the pan of priming powder, igniting it.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000210994

Broader Terms used

locks (firearm components)

Equivalent Terms used

snaphance

Created

13yrs ago

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