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2. Nipple wrench (black powder) - Wikipedia

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   Relating to black-powder firearms, a nipple wrench is used to unscrew nipples which hold percussion caps. [1] References This page was last edited on 14 ...

3. Percussion cap - Wikipedia

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   Percussion caps have been manufactured in various sizes to fit snugly over different sized nipples. Nipples for 4.5mm and 6mm percussion caps. The percussion cap, percussion primer, or caplock, introduced in the early 1820s, is a type of single-use percussion ignition device for muzzle loader firearm locks enabling them to fire reliably in any weather condition. [1]

4. Nipple wrench - Wikipedia

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   Nipple wrench can refer to: Spoke wrench, a tool for tightening wheel spokes; Nipple wrench (plumbing), a plumbing tool; Nipple wrench (black powder), ...

5. Tubes and primers for ammunition - Wikipedia

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   Percussion cap nipples; the ignition flame travels through the hole Percussion caps. The percussion tube has a similarly shaped body to the wireless electric tube, but the internal construction differs; it is fitted with a striker, below which is a percussion cap on a hollow brass anvil, and the tube is filled with powder.

6. Gallager carbine - Wikipedia

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   This cartridge was a rimfire cartridge, and in place of the nipple on which the percussion cap was placed, he placed a massive firing pin, which, when struck by the cock, caused the gun to fire. The Spencer cartridge had a rim, which made it possible to equip the Gallager carbine with an extractor and eliminate the hassle of cartridges extraction.

7. Wrench - Wikipedia

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   spoke wrench: nipple wrench spoke key: A wrench with a clearance slot for a wire wheel spoke such as on a bicycle wheel and a drive head for the adjustment nipple nut. The handle is offset to make the wrench more convenient to grip, and the handle is short to fit between spokes, allowing the wrench to turn 360 degrees without being removed ...

8. Primer (firearms) - Wikipedia

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   In early black powder guns such as muzzleloaders, the primer was essentially the same chemical as the main propellant (albeit usually in a finer-powdered form), but poured into an external flash pan, where it could be ignited by an ignition source such as a slow match or a flintlock, though some muzzleloaders have primers like cap gun caps ...

9. Talk:Nipple wrench (black powder) - Wikipedia

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