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Discharge :: Discharge (v. t.) To free of the missile with which anything is charged or loaded; to let go the charge of; as, to discharge a bow, catapult, etc.; especially, said of firearms, -- to fire off; to shoot off; also, to relieve from a state of tension, as a Leyden jar..

Breech :: Breech (n.) The hinder part of anything; esp., the part of a cannon, or other firearm, behind the chamber..

Breechblock :: Breechblock (n.) The movable piece which closes the breech of a breech-loading firearm, and resists the backward force of the discharge. It is withdrawn for the insertion of a cartridge, and closed again before the gun is fired..

Bullet :: Bullet (n.) A missile, usually of lead, and round or elongated in form, to be discharged from a rifle, musket, pistol, or other small firearm..

Gunsmith :: Gunsmith (n.) One whose occupation is to make or repair small firearms; an armorer.

Fire :: Fire (v. i.) To discharge artillery or firearms; as, they fired on the town..

Cock :: Cock (n.) The hammer in the lock of a firearm.

Abutment :: Abutment (n.) In breech-loading firearms, the block behind the barrel which receives the pressure due to recoil..

Load :: Load (v.) The charge of a firearm; as, a load of powder..

Bead :: Bead (n.) A small knob of metal on a firearm, used for taking aim (whence the expression to draw a bead, for, to take aim)..

Breechloader :: Breechloader (n.) A firearm which receives its load at the breech.

Arquebuse :: Arquebuse (n.) A sort of hand gun or firearm a contrivance answering to a trigger, by which the burning match was applied. The musket was a later invention..

Firing :: Firing (n.) The act of disharging firearms.

Recoil :: Recoil (n.) Specifically, the reaction or rebounding of a firearm when discharged..

Escopette :: Escopette (n.) A kind of firearm; a carbine.

Musket :: Musket (n.) A species of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army. It was originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted. This arm has been generally superseded by the rifle..

Muzzle-loader :: Muzzle-loader (n.) A firearm which receives its charge through the muzzle, as distinguished from one which is loaded at the breech..

Halfcock :: Halfcock (v. t.) To set the cock of (a firearm) at the first notch.

Swabber :: Swab (n.) A sponge, or other suitable substance, attached to a long rod or handle, for cleaning the bore of a firearm..

Snaphance :: Snaphance (n.) A spring lock for discharging a firearm; also, the firearm to which it is attached..

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