Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A gun discharged by means of a percussion-lock.
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Examples
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So, as Nigel could not say where he was, the percussion-gun had been purchased.
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So, as Nigel could not say where he was, the percussion-gun had been purchased.
Blown to Bits The Lonely Man of Rakata, the Malay Archipelago 1859
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