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Noun Concept
Categories: Firearm actions, Early firearms, Weapons of Scotland
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snaphance  snaphaunce
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A snaphance or snaphaunce is a type of firearm lock in which a flint struck against a striker plate above a steel pan ignites the priming powder which fires the gun. Wikipedia
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A snaphance or snaphaunce is a type of firearm lock in which a flint struck against a striker plate above a steel pan ignites the priming powder which fires the gun. Wikipedia
Type of firearm mechanism Wikidata
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action
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