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Museums of Port Isabel Collection
![Lock from a flint lock rifle](https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/portisabel/1036/thumbnail.jpg)
Lock from a flint lock rifle
Identifier
BD0022-Lock
Files
Download BD0022-Lock.JPG (5.0 MB)
Creation Date
1846
Disciplines
Latin American History | Military History
Description
Three pieces all covered in rust, the larger piece darker then the other two. "Lock from a flint lock rifle. When the trigger is pulled, the flint springs forward, scraping sparks off a strike plate which ignites the gun powder in the rifle."
Physical Description
.JPG, 1 Photograph, 5.02
Recommended Citation
Museums of Port Isabel Collection, UTRGV Digital Library, The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley. Accessed via https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/portisabel
![Lock from a flint lock rifle](https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/portisabel/1036/thumbnail.jpg)