pinfire

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English[edit]

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pinfire

Etymology[edit]

pin +‎ fire

Noun[edit]

pinfire (plural pinfires)

(firearms) An obsolete kind of brass cartridge in which the priming compound is ignited by striking a small pin which protrudes radially from just above the base of the cartridge.

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