pinfire

pinfire
/pin"fuyeur'/, adj.
1. of or pertaining to a cartridge fitted with a pin that, when struck by the hammer of the firearm, causes the cartridge to explode.
2. of or pertaining to a firearm that uses such a cartridge.
[1850-55; PIN + FIRE]

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