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  2. 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]

  3. Cap gun - Wikipedia

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    A cap gun, cap pistol, or cap rifle is a toy gun that creates a loud sound simulating a gunshot and smoke when a small percussion cap is ignited by a hammer hitting the gun powder. Cap guns were originally made of cast iron , but after World War II were made of zinc alloy , and most newer models are made of plastic .

  4. List of 3D-printed weapons and parts - Wikipedia

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    Primarily printed firearm: Pistol Single-shot FDM BAD-CAD / Black Lotus Coalition .22 caliber barrel liner, spring, fasteners .22 LR: A mostly printed .22 LR pistol. Uses a DIY metal barrel, firing pin, and spring. Simple and extremely cheap, designed to cost $5-$8. Commonly created to be sold at gun buybacks for profit. [34]

  5. Hammer (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    The cap was placed over an external nipple, which acts as an anvil and conduit to ignite the main propellant charge within the breech. In this use, the cock has come to be termed a hammer. [5] All caplock mechanisms rely upon a hammer impact. Samuel Colt's Colt Paterson revolver of 1836 used percussion caps. The hammer and other components of ...

  6. Springfield Model 1855 - Wikipedia

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    The Model 1855 also used the Maynard tape primer, which was an attempt at improving the percussion cap system that had been previously developed. Instead of using individual caps which had to be placed for every shot, the Maynard system used a tape which was automatically fed every time the hammer was cocked, similar to the way a modern child's ...

  7. Glossary of firearms terms - Wikipedia

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    Parts kit: A kit of firearm parts minus the receiver. Used to build a complete firearm with the purchase or manufacture of a receiver (regulated in the US). Percussion cap: a small cylinder of copper or brass that was the crucial invention that enabled muzzle-loading firearms to fire reliably in any weather. The cap has one closed end.

  8. Conservation and restoration of historic firearms - Wikipedia

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    Flintlocks were used for a variety of firearms, ranging from pistols to muskets and rifles. Their barrels could be smoothbore or rifle and were muzzle-loaded or breech-loaded. The Percussion Cap was introduced in the early 1800s and eventually replaced the flintlock. The percussion cap lock was very similar to the flintlock and many flintlocks ...

  9. Toy gun - Wikipedia

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    An orange-tipped cap gun with its hammer drawn back, 2008. Cap guns, cap pistols, or cap rifles are toy guns that create a loud sound simulating a gunshot and a puff of smoke when a small percussion cap is exploded. Cap guns were originally made of cast iron, but after World War II were made of zinc alloy, and most newer models are made of plastic.