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Historical Flintlock Firearms


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Flintlock guns appeared before the revolutionary percussion cap system and ruled warfare for some 200 years.

Flintlock was a firing action related to early firearms. The firing action consisted of a spring-loaded cock-lever containing a small amount of flint in the hold of a screw-tightened clamp. There was a steel "frizzen", or flashpan, for which the flint to work against. The frizzen covered the supply of gunpowder. As the charge and ball were loaded down into the barrel muzzle-first by way of a ramrod, the operator would then set the cock to be 'half-cocked' and have his weapon ready to fire. When aimed and ready, the operator would then set the cocking lever to 'full-cock';. Pulling the trigger began the firing action for the trigger let loose the cock-lever to which struck the flint against the frizzen. The struck frizzen would expose the gunpowder in the flash pan through a 'touch hole' to the resultant sparks. The resulting spark ignited the gunpowder and set off the main charge, the resulting pressure firing the bullet out of the barrel. Flintlock guns served the world for some 200 to 300 years before being replaced by the percussion principle.

There are a total of [ 20 ] Historical Flintlock Firearms entries in the Military Factory. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order (1-to-Z). Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily primary operator.




1
Picture of the Baker Rifle (Baker Infantry Rifle)
National Flag Graphic
1801
Baker Rifle (Baker Infantry Rifle)
Muzzle-Loading Service Rifle
2
Picture of the Blunderbuss
National Flag Graphic
1720
Blunderbuss
Short-Barreled, Short-Ranged Musket
3
Picture of the British Land Pattern Musket (Brown Bess)
National Flag Graphic
1722
British Land Pattern Musket (Brown Bess)
Muzzle-Loading Service Musket
4
Picture of the British Sea Service Pistol
National Flag Graphic
1750
British Sea Service Pistol
Flintlock Pistol
5
Picture of the Charleville Musket
National Flag Graphic
1717
Charleville Musket
Muzzle-Loading Long Arm
6
Picture of the Duval Model 1765
National Flag Graphic
1765
Duval Model 1765
Flintlock Pistol
7
Picture of the Enfield Pattern 1853 Cavalry
National Flag Graphic
1853
Enfield Pattern 1853 Cavalry
Muzzle-Loaded Flintlock Carbine Rifle
8
Picture of the Harpers Ferry / Springfield Model 1795
National Flag Graphic
1795
Harpers Ferry / Springfield Model 1795
Musket
9
Picture of the Harpers Ferry Model 1803
National Flag Graphic
1803
Harpers Ferry Model 1803
Flintlock Muzzle-Loading Rifle
10
Picture of the Harpers Ferry Model 1805
National Flag Graphic
1805
Harpers Ferry Model 1805
Flintlock Pistol
11
Picture of the Harpers Ferry Model 1816
National Flag Graphic
1816
Harpers Ferry Model 1816
Flintlock Musket / Percussion Cap Rifle
12
Picture of the Harpers Ferry Model 1819 (Hall Rifle)
National Flag Graphic
1819
Harpers Ferry Model 1819 (Hall Rifle)
Service Long Gun / Carbine
13
Picture of the Henry Model 1813 Navy
National Flag Graphic
1813
Henry Model 1813 Navy
Flintlock Pistol
14
Picture of the Johnson Model 1836
National Flag Graphic
1836
Johnson Model 1836
Flintlock Pistol
15
Picture of the Kentucky Rifle (Deckard Rifle / Longrifle / Pennsylvania Rifle)
National Flag Graphic
1730
Kentucky Rifle (Deckard Rifle / Longrifle / Pennsylvania Rifle)
Muzzle-Loading Musket
16
Picture of the Remington Model 1841 (Mississippi Rifle)
National Flag Graphic
1850
Remington Model 1841 (Mississippi Rifle)
Muzzle-Loaded Rifled-Musket
17
Picture of the Sharpe Model 1760
National Flag Graphic
1760
Sharpe Model 1760
Flintlock Pistol
18
Picture of the Springfield Model 1816
National Flag Graphic
1816
Springfield Model 1816
Muzzle-Loaded, Single-Shot Flintlock / Percussion Musket
19
Picture of the Springfield Model 1817
National Flag Graphic
1817
Springfield Model 1817
Flintlock Pistol
20
Picture of the Waters Model 1836
National Flag Graphic
1836
Waters Model 1836
Flintlock Pistol
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