| 11. | The flintlock was a far more reliable ( and safe ) mechanism.
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| 12. | Various breech-loading flintlocks were developed starting around 1650.
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| 13. | To load a flintlock weapon using a paper cartridge, a soldier would
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| 14. | Charleville muskets were muzzle loaded, and use a flintlock firing mechanism.
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| 15. | But the adoption of the flintlock was not initially universal.
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| 16. | This made them more accurate than the standard flintlock or matchlock musket.
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| 17. | The Model 1816 was originally produced as a flintlock musket.
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| 18. | The Model 1840 was the last flintlock musket produced at Springfield Armory.
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| 19. | They were armed mainly with flintlocks, rarely old rifles.
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| 20. | Later guns, muskets such as flintlock, wheelock, and matchlock.
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