Percussion+cap
101per|cus|sion — «puhr KUHSH uhn», noun. 1. the striking of one body against another with force; stroke; blow: »The tremendous percussion of the waterfall sent up a deafening roar. SYNONYM(S): impact. 2. the striking of a percussion cap or other similar device to …
102Colt Single Action Army — Revolver Second Generation Colt Single Action Army Type Revolver Place of origin …
103.22 BB — Infobox Firearm Cartridge name= .22 BB caption= A .22 CB cap, .22 CB short, and .22 Long Rifle; the BB cap is the same length as the CB cap, but uses a round ball origin= USA type= target service= used by= wars= designer= Flobert design date=… …
104Chassepot — rifle with bayonet Type Bolt action rifle Place of origin …
105Fuse (explosives) — In an explosive, pyrotechnic device or military munition, a fuse (or fuze) is the part of the device that initiates function. In common usage, the word fuse is used indiscriminately. However, when being specific (and in particular in a military… …
106Electronic firing — refers to the use of an electric current to fire a cartridge, instead of a percussion cap.In modern firearm designs, a firing pin and percussion cap are used to ignite the propellant in the cartridge and propels the bullet forward. Because the… …
107Needle gun — For other uses, see Needle gun (disambiguation). Dreyse needle gun, model 1865. A needle gun is a firearm that has a needle like firing pin, which can pass through the paper cartridge case to impact a percussion cap at the bullet base. A needle… …
108Miquelet — (miguelet) is a modern convention, largely used by and for the benefit of the English speaking world, widely applied to a distinctive form of flint against steel ignition mechanism (lock) prevalent in the Mediterranean lands in the late 16th to… …
109Fulminate — Fulminates are chemical compounds which include the fulminate ion. The fulminate ion is a pseudohalic ion, acting like a halogen with its charge and reactivity. Due to the instability of the ion, they are friction sensitive explosives. The best… …
110M1819 Hall rifle — The M1819 Hall rifle was a single shot breech loading rifle designed by Captain John H. Hall, patented on May 21, 1811, and adopted by the U.S. Army in 1819. It used a falling breech design and was made with either flint lock or percussion cap… …
