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<p><a href="page.php?w=Image%3APS8004046.jpg">thumb</a>A <b>matchlock</b> or <b>firelock</b> is a historical type of <a href="page.php?w=firearm">firearm</a> wherein the <a href="page.php?w=gunpowder">gunpowder</a> is ignited by a burning piece of flammable cord or twine that is in contact with the gunpowder through a mechanism that the musketeer activates by pulling a lever or <a href="page.php?w=Trigger_%28firearms%29">trigger</a> with his finger. This firing mechanism was an improvement over the <a href="page.php?w=hand_cannon">hand cannon</a>,</p><p>
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