firing pin

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firing pin

noun firing pins

The part of the firing mechanism which strikes the cartridge's primer in order to ignite the gunpowder.

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noun part of the firing mechanism

日本語	撃針 gekishin
中文	擊針 /击针 jīzhēn, 撞針 /撞针 zhuàngzhēn
Français	percuteur
Deutsch	Schlagbolzen
Italiano	percussore
Русский	боёк bojók, уда́рник udárnik

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@misc{firing_pin_2026,
  title = {firing pin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/firing%20pin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}