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pinfire
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Etymology
Noun
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.
Coordinate terms
- centerfire
- cupfire
- lipfire
- rimfire
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