firing pin
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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
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