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noun
- 1. a small amount of explosive powder contained in metal or paper and exploded by striking, used in toy guns and formerly in firearms.
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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. Its invention gave rise to the caplock mechanism or percussion lock system which used percussion caps struck by the hammer to set off the gunpowder charge in rifles and cap and b... Wikipedia
