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Per-cus′sion-lock.


Fire-arms.) One in which the cock or hammer strikes a fulminate to explode the charge.

The percussion principle was first applied to fire-arms by the Rev. Mr. Forsyth of Belhelvie, England, in 1803.

The interior mechanism may be the same as that formerly used in the flint-lock, the shape of the hammer being altered to allow it a greater sweep, and the battery and pan replaced by a nipple or cone.

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