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Noun Concept
Categories: Ammunition, Articles with short description, Mechanisms (engineering), 19th-century inventions, Detonators
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percussion cap
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A detonator that explodes when struck WordNet 3.0
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A detonator that explodes when struck WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The percussion cap or percussion primer, 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. Wikipedia
An ignition system in firearms Wikipedia Disambiguation
A small metallic cap or cup, usually of copper or brass, containing a shock-sensitive explosive compound Wikidata
IS A
detonator
fuse
HAS PART
mercury fulminate
PART OF
cartridge
shell
percussion rifle
HAS INSTANCE
Tranter
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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percussion cap
Wikipedia
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percussion cap
Wikidata
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percussion cap
Wikipedia Redirections
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cap & ball, cap and ball, cap lock, caplock, caplock mechanism, nipple (firearm), percussion (firearms), Percussion Cap, percussion caps, percussion gun, percussion ignition, percussion lock, percussion primer, percussion rifle
Wikidata Alias
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Primers

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