The lock of a muzzle-loading firearm is the system used to ignite the propellant. Types of lock include matchlock, wheellock, snaplock, doglock, snaphance, flintlock, modern percussion, rotating bolt, and experimental electronic types. Parts of the lock can include the wheel (for wheellocks) and the hammer and frizzen (for flintlocks). A complete muzzleloader consists of lock, stock, and barrel. In breech-loading weapons, the general mechanism for handling ammunition is known as the firearm action.
The term firelock was originally applied, as the name suggests, to the matchlock, but was later successively applied to the wheellock and then the flintlock as each was invented.
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Who wants to wear those gypsy leathers
all the way to fire lake?
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You remember Uncle Joe?
He was the one afraid to cut the cake
Who wants to tell poor Aunt Sarah?
Joe's run off to fire lake
Joe's run off to fire lake
Who wants to brave those
bronze beauties lying in the sun?
With their long soft hair falling
flying as they run
Oh they smile so shy
and they flirt so well
And they lay you down so fast
Till you look straight up and say
"Oh Lord, am I really here at last?"
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Who wants a raise?
Who needs a stake?
Who wants to take that long shot gamble
and head out to fire lake?
Head out
(Who wants to go to fire lake)
And head out
(Who wants to go to fire lake)
Head out
(Who wants to go to fire lake)
Who's gonna do it
(Who wants to go to fire lake)
Who's gonna do it, yeah