percussion cap

NOUN
  1. a detonator that explodes when struck
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How To Use percussion cap In A Sentence

  • Percussion caps (invented in 1805 but heretofore little used) now replaced flints, but the basic weapon remained a smoothbore musket.
  • The first mines were employed in the American Civil War when Confederate forces linked tripwires to musket trigger mechanisms to fire black powder and shrapnel charges with percussion caps.
  • There was a crack, but no sepoy dropped dead; the percussion cap had fired but not the pistol.
  • That released the firing pin, which in turn fired the percussion cap and triggered a chemical reaction that generated oxygen.
  • This muzzle-loader was fired by a percussion cap and shot a .58 caliber bullet.
  • But this time there was only a disappointing click; not even the percussion cap fired.
  • Seems like finding a battery (and some systems are even batteryless) would be easier than trying to locate a source of percussion caps, primers, or their contents (lead azide, sodium perchlorate). Electrifying Muzzleloaders: CVA's New Electronic Ignition System
  • This muzzle-loader was fired by a percussion cap and shot a .58 caliber bullet.
  • Traditional, or as many call them real, muzzle loaders are either percussion cap fired or flintlock. Okay muzzleloaders! I know NOTHING about these rifles, please inform and entertain me with your wisdom!
  • That released the firing pin, which in turn fired the percussion cap and triggered a chemical reaction that generated oxygen.
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