Let's take a quick look at some of the different types of firearms. Flintlock guns were extremely important weapons in the American Revolution; they also formed the foundation of all modern guns. ©HowStuffWorks Flintlock and percussion cap guns are some of the earliest types of trigger-...
The caplock is more like our modern guns using a "cap" instead of flint being thrown down harshly shaving of pieces of steel creating sparks to ignite the blackpowder cache in the barrel building up pressure propelling the projectile. elyador16 years ago wow. I would never have tried this...