English Explanatory Dictionary

cap and ball

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An early loading system for handguns where the percussion cap, powder, and bullet were separate components loaded individually into the gun. Typically used in early to mid 1800s.

Word forms

cap and ball
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