boxlock

Noun

Meaning

boxlock (plural boxlocks)

(firearms) A style of double-barrelled shotgun with concealed, self-cocking hammers that use a break-open action.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Anagrams

lockbox

Examples

A view of the break-action of a typical side-by-side double-barreled shotgun, with the Anson & Deeley boxlock action open and the extractor visible. Source: Internet

However, the most successful hammerless innovation of the 1870s was Anson and Deeley's boxlock patent of 1875. Source: Internet

The double-barreled shotgun has changed little since the development of the boxlock action in 1875. Source: Internet

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