what are the principal parts of percussion and flintlock rifles?

Answer 1

lock, stock and barrel.

The flint lock uses a small shaped flint stone and upon firing showers Sparks into the pan igniting a small priming charge that send sparks in to ignite the main charge in the barrel.

A cap lock uses a cap (primer) that is placed on the nipple and upon firing the hammer strikes the cap causing the cap to send a spark though the nipple and into the barrels main charge.

Answer 2

The biggest difference between the two is the source of the spark that ignites the black powder charge under the lead bullet/ball (Inside the rifle barrel)

Percussion rifles utilize a metal cone shaped nipple that is vented into the inside of the barrel where the propellent is. On this nipple is placed a copper jacketed cap that inside of this cap is a coating made with a highly combustable mixture or "primer" material. The hammer is ****** backwards into a locked position. The weapon is aimed and the trigger is pulled making the hammer swing down onto the cap and nipple. The striking of the hammer causes the cap to ignite and this spark goes thru the nipple into the gun through a small hole igniting the black powder propellent and the gun fires. The caps are only used once for each shot fired.

The Flintlock is different in that it uses a spark generated in a different way. The hammer on a flintlock has a clamping device that holds a piece of Flint, a natural mineral that when it strikes metal, it creates a spark just like the percussion cap. In this case there is a metal cover on a hinge mounted to the barrel that covers a small tray into which a small amount of black powder is poured. The steel "frizzen" is mounted above and shaped like the letter "L" The frizzen is opened slightly to allow access to the powder and the hammer is ****** back into a locked rearward position. The trigger is pulled and the hammer and flint falls down upon this frizzen plate and in turn creates a spark that ignites the small powder charge exposed in the tray. This in turn allows the flash/ spark created when the flint strikes the metal frizzen, to go down a small hole and in turn ignite the black powder charge inside the firearm. The gun than shoots /discharges. This process is repeated each time a shot is fired. I hope this is not as confusing as it sounds. I have tried to explain it so you could understand it easily. I Hope this helps!

Answer 3

Look here:
http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Guns/Blackpowder/Manufacturers_and_Gunsmiths/


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