frizzen

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In flintlock
It had a frizzen (striker) and pan cover made in one piece. When the trigger was pulled, a spring action caused the frizzen to strike the flint, showering sparks onto the gunpowder in the priming pan; the ignited powder, in turn, fired the main charge in the bore,…
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In military technology: The flintlock
…the steel (generally called the frizzen) a glancing blow. A spring inside the lock was connected through a tumbler to the cock. The sear, a small piece of metal attached to the trigger, either engaged the tumbler inside the lock or protruded through the lock plate to make direct contact…
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