firing pin

2 definitions found

firing pin - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Firing pin \Fir"ing pin`\
     In the breech mechanism of a firearm, the pin which strikes
     the head of the cartridge and explodes it.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

firing pin - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  firing pin
      n 1: striker that ignites the charge by striking the primer