A type of percussion lock system that employed a hammer. When the hammer fell, it struck and crushed a small tube filled with fulminate of mercury. The resulting explosion created a flash to ignite the powder in the breech.
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A type of percussion lock system that employed a hammer. When the hammer fell, it struck and crushed a small tube filled with fulminate of mercury. The resulting explosion created a flash to ignite the powder in the breech.
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