percussion locks

A form of percussion lock — A kind of lock for a gun in which a hammer strikes upon a percussion cap on the nipple, igniting the charge.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of percussion lock
Cite this entry
APA

percussion locks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/percussion%20locks

MLA

“percussion locks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/percussion%20locks. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “percussion locks,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/percussion%20locks.

Source: percussion locks on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.