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When did cap and ball replace flintlock?

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∙ 16y ago

Updated: 8/19/2022

Percussion caps were invented in the 1830's, with patents granted earlier in the 1800's. The first military application for percussion caps on muskets was in about 1842. By the Mexican War of 1846-1848, percussion cap firing muskets/rifles became general issue.

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