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caplock mechanism

mechanism in firearms
Class type of: lock Q1551388
caplock mechanism
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Facts

5 properties
Instance of
firing mechanism
Subclass of
lock[2]
Described by source
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[4]
Has part(s)
percussion cap[3]
Has parts
percussion cap
🏷️ Also known as
en caplock en percussion lock en caplock mechanism en cap lock cs Perkusní zámek de Perkussionsschloss de Perkussionsgewehr es Llave de percusion es Llave de percusión fi Nallilukko fr Gâchette ja パーカッションロック式 nl Percussieslot pl Zamek kapiszonowy pt percussão pt Percutir ru Капсюльный замок sv Knallhatt sv Slaglås uk Капсульний замок
🔖 Identifiers · 7
Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID
300203975
BabelNet ID
03423128n
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
technology/percussion-lock
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/120r4y9k
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
57087262
Museum-digital tag ID
5086
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
term/07CBE2B5-1226-4111-BD04-DC9DFE83BEDE

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🔗 Connections
Has part(s) 1
percussion cap
Subclass of 1
lock
← Different from 1
caps lock
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Summary

caplock mechanism is a firing mechanism[1].

Related Entities

caps lock

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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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