Usually means: Ignition device for muzzleloaders, firearms.
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  1. percussion cap: Merriam-Webster
  2. percussion cap: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. percussion cap: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. percussion cap: Collins English Dictionary
  5. percussion cap: Vocabulary.com
  6. percussion-cap, percussion cap: Wordnik
  7. percussion cap: Wiktionary
  8. percussion cap: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. percussion cap: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. Percussion cap, percussion cap: Dictionary.com
  11. Percussion cap: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. percussion cap: Rhymezone
  13. percussion cap: FreeDictionary.org
  14. percussion cap: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. percussion cap: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  a metal cap found on muzzleloading firearms that contains chemical substances such as fulminate that explode upon impact

Similar:
percussion lock, amorce, caplock, detonator, cap-pistol, recapper, cap-gun, capsule, cap gun, snap cap, more...

Types:
rimfire, centerfire, more...

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Similar:
percussion lock, amorce, caplock, detonator, cap-pistol, recapper, cap-gun, capsule, cap gun, snap cap, more...

Types:
rimfire, centerfire, more...



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