- snaphaunce
- snap·haunce
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snaphaunce
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snaphaunce — /snap hans, hahns/, n. an early flintlock mechanism for igniting a charge of gunpowder in a gun. [1580 90; < D snaphaan (or G Schnapphahn) orig., highwayman, equiv. to snap(pen) to snatch, SNAP + haan rooster (D haan, G Hahn, parallel to COCK1,… … Universalium
snaphaunce — noun see snaphance … Useful english dictionary
Snaphance — A Snaphance or Snaphaunce is a particular type of mechanism for firing a gun (or a gun using that mechanism).Like the earlier snaplock and later flintlock, the snaphaunce drives a flint onto a steel to create a shower of sparks to ignite the main … Wikipedia
Snaplock — A Snaplock is a particular type of mechanism for firing a gun (also, a gun fired by such a mechanism).A snaplock ignites the (usually muzzleloading) weapon s propellent by means of sparks produced when a spring powered cock strikes a flint down… … Wikipedia
Miquelet Lock — A: Cock or hammer. B: Combination frizzen (steel) and powder pan cover. C: Bridle covering frizzen spring. D: Mainspring. E: Bridle supporting the cock. F: Heel of the cock. G: Poinçon or puzón. H: Full cock or primary sear. I: Half cock or… … Wikipedia
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Frizzen — The frizzen is an L shaped piece of steel hinged at the rear used in flintlock firearms. It is positioned over the flash pan so to enclose a small priming charge of black powder next to the flash hole that is drilled through the barrel into where … Wikipedia
