The flintlock mechanism was designed to push back the ... 1807 - Percussion-detonating principle patented. 1825 ca. - Percussion-cap guns are in general use. 1830 - The back action lock appears.

You can step up to a similar model that uses percussion caps, or to a more dependable inline model that uses a plunger instead of an offset lock mechanism. You can get inline models designed to ...

Q. I own an unusual gun that is in the form of a key with a mechanism that is quite sophisticated and intriguing. The bore is .30-caliber, and the gun fires with percussion caps. Overall length is ...

SPRINGFIELD — More than five decades ago, staff at the Springfield Armory Museum walked in to discover someone had pried open a display case and taken a rare Model 1842 percussion cap pistol.