Meanings
nounpercussion cap (plural percussion caps)
plural percussion caps
- a metal cap found on muzzleloading firearms that contains chemical substances such as fulminate that explode upon impact
Translations
Catalan càpsula fulminant
- càpsula fulminantmetal cap on muzzleloading firearms
Danish fænghætte
- fænghættemetal cap on muzzleloading firearms
Dutch slaghoedje
- slaghoedjemetal cap on muzzleloading firearms
Finnish nallihattu
- nallihattumetal cap on muzzleloading firearms
French amorce
- amorcemetal cap on muzzleloading firearms
Hungarian gyutacs
- gyutacsmetal cap on muzzleloading firearms
Italian capsula a percussione
- capsula a percussionemetal cap on muzzleloading firearms
Māori tingara
- tingarametal cap on muzzleloading firearms
Polish kapiszon
- kapiszonmetal cap on muzzleloading firearms
Portuguese espoleta
- espoletametal cap on muzzleloading firearms
Russian писто́н, ка́псюль
- писто́н (pistón)metal cap on muzzleloading firearms
- ка́псюль (kápsjulʹ)metal cap on muzzleloading firearms
Spanish pistón, cápsula fulminante
- pistónmetal cap on muzzleloading firearms
- cápsula fulminantemetal cap on muzzleloading firearms
Swedish tändhatt
- tändhattmetal cap on muzzleloading firearms
Ukrainian уда́рний ка́псуль, пісто́н
- уда́рний ка́псуль (udárnyj kápsulʹ)metal cap on muzzleloading firearms
- пісто́н (pistón)metal cap on muzzleloading firearms
Cite this entry
APA
percussion cap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/percussion%20cap
MLA
“percussion cap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/percussion%20cap. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “percussion cap,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/percussion%20cap.
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