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pinfire
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Etymology
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fire
Noun
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pinfire
(
plural
pinfires
)
(
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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centerfire
rimfire
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