gun-lock

With steady hand, made strong by sudden hope, the old gunner pricked the cartridge of one of the quarter guns; then he took from his pocket a percussion cap, fixed it on its place, and set back the hammer of the gun-lock.

New National Fourth Reader J. Marshall Hawkes

Of course I was somewhat alarmed and astonished; but before I could do more than stop my horse, my escort dismounted, handed me his reins, and whispering that I was to remain there, walked slowly forward toward the spot where I had heard the first click of the gun-lock.

The Oaths, Signs, Ceremonies and Objects of the Ku-Klux-Klan. A Full Expose. By A Late Member Anonymous

Here was manufactured the first gun-lock, and here was invented the valued metallic compound known as brass.

Great Artists, Vol 1. Raphael, Rubens, Murillo, and Durer Jennie Ellis Keysor

The wit which had been sharpened by laying "plots" and "inductions dangerous" against unoffending hens and chickens, was turned to the invention of a gun-lock better adapted to their purposes.

The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 Various

A spring is often, as it were, a reservoir of force, kept ready charged for a purpose; as when a gun-lock is cocked, a watch wound up, &c.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 491, May 28, 1831 Various

Curtail a jury-roll, and leave a glass; again, and leave part of a gun-lock; again, and leave a parent.

St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 4, February 1878 Various

For a long moment he sat, till he heard the stealthy click of a gun-lock muffled by finger pressure.

The Spoilers Rex Ellingwood Beach 1913

The best I could do was to try to keep my ammunition and gun-lock dry.

Arthur Peronneau Ford. "Life in the Confederate Army; Being Personal Experiences ..." 1905

When all is in readiness, the cap is put on the nipple, and a birch-bark shelter arranged to keep the gun-lock free from falling snow.

The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure Arthur Henry Howard Heming 1905

The torpedo, the explosion of which was regulated by clockwork operating on a gun-lock, actually exploded about half an hour after, sending up a great geyser of water, which frightened the British admiral so that he gave orders to up anchor and seek another mooring-place.

Old Put The Patriot Over, Frederick A 1904