flintlock![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Firing mechanism triggered when a flint struck a piece of steel.
pan cover ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Piece that closed the pan to protect the priming powder; though independent, it toggled when the steel struck the priming powder.
steel ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Piece of steel that the flint struck; it was an essential part of the firing mechanism.
steel spring ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Part that controlled the steel and the pan cover.
pan ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Container holding the priming powder.
trigger ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Piece of the firing mechanism that was pressed to set off the shot.
flint ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Stone that struck the steel to produce the spark needed to ignite the priming powder.
cock ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Controlled by the trigger, this piece allowed the flint to strike the steel.