| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Match Lock | When a lighted match is on the striking lever is thrusted into the priming pan full of powder to set a charge. |
| Wheel Lock | When a key is used to set a iron wheel spinning with tension located under the cocking charge. Then a iron pyrite is fastened to the striking lever and thrusted at the wheel sending sparks to the priming pan and therefore setting a charge. |
| Mirquelet Lock | First time ever using flint and steel. The flint is fastened to the striking lever and there is a lever with steel on the other side covering the priming pan. The flint would then scrape against the steel lever, showering sparks on to the priming pan and forcing the steel back, therefore setting a charge. |
| Flint Lock | Similar to the Mirquelet but that the steel lever is part of the priming pan cover, so giving the powder a better chance of igition, and when the flint strikes, it pushes the steel and cover back to expose the sparks to the powder. This is used widely in many nations armies because of it's efficency at that time. |
| Snaphance lock | Very similar to the flintlock exept that the steel rod is straight and move farther toward the flint so striking the sparks onto the back side of the powder making a stronger charge into the barrel. |
| Percussion lock | This lock uses a steel striker fitted with a spring to set a greater force at a pull of a trigger and is striked onto a percussion cap of various metals to strike a very powerful charge down the barrel and into the chamber holding gunpowder. Since it is recocked by the pull of a thumb it can be used quickly as a multi shot-gun for hunting. Used mostly by hunters and cowboys at the time. |
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