Flintlock vs Percussion - What's the difference?
flintlock | percussion |
An early type of firearm, using a spring-loaded flint to strike sparks into the firing pan.
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*:But then I had the flintlock by me for protection. ΒΆ There were giants in the days when that gun was made; for surely no modern mortal could have held that mass of metal steady to his shoulder. The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window,.
(countable) the collision of two bodies in order to produce a sound
(countable) the sound so produced
(countable) the detonation of a percussion cap in a firearm
(medicine) the tapping of the body as an aid to medical diagnosis
(music) the section of an orchestra or band containing percussion instruments; such instruments considered as a group
(engineering) the repeated striking of an object to break or shape it, as in percussion drilling
