pinfire

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Etymology

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From pin +‎ fire.

Noun

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pinfire (plural pinfires)

  1. (firearms) An obsolete kind of brass cartridge in which the priming compound is ignited by striking a small pin which protrudes radially from just above the base of the cartridge.

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