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percussion cap

a small metallic cap or cup, usually of copper or brass, containing a shock-sensitive explosive compound
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percussion cap

Summary

percussion cap ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (531 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • percussion cap's image is recorded as 2023 Kapiszony RWS 1075 (1).jpg[2].
  • percussion cap's subclass of is recorded as primer[3].
  • percussion cap's part of is recorded as cartridge[4].
  • percussion cap's part of is recorded as shell[5].
  • percussion cap's Commons category is recorded as Cartridge primers[6].
  • percussion cap's Commons category is recorded as Percussion cap[7].
  • percussion cap's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hsjr[8].
  • percussion cap's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9].
  • percussion cap's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as technology/percussion-cap[10].
  • percussion cap's National Historical Museums of Sweden ID is recorded as term/E389B65E-9900-44D1-92B4-FACEF49E4994[11].

Why It Matters

percussion cap ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (531 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). percussion cap. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/percussion-cap
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_percussion-cap_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{percussion cap}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/percussion-cap}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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