Usually means: Locking mechanism for firearm barrel.
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▸ noun:  A strong metal plug screwed into the breech of a musket or other firearm, to close the bottom of the bore.

Similar:
breech screw, vent-piece, plunger, broach, bayonet, nipple, pintle, lump, bolt, bitt-pin, more...

Opposite:
firing pin, striker, hammer

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Similar:
breech screw, vent-piece, plunger, broach, bayonet, nipple, pintle, lump, bolt, bitt-pin, more...

Opposite:
firing pin, striker, hammer



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