pin-fireadj.¹n.¹

Brit.

/ˈpɪnfʌɪə/, U.S.

/ˈpɪnˌfaɪ(ə)r/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pin n.¹, fire v.¹

Etymology: < pin n.¹ + fire v.¹ Compare central fire adj. and n. at central adj. Compounds and rimfire adj.Compare French système Lefaucheux (1862 or earlier).

Now historical.

A. adj.¹

Designating a form of cartridge for a breech-loading gun, fired by a pin thrust by the hammer of the lock into the fulminate. Also: designating a gun in which such a cartridge is used.The cartridge was invented in 1836 by Paris gunsmith C. Lefaucheux.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [adjective] > types of cartridge

central fire1841

centre-fire1855

Greener1856

pin-fire1867

rimfire1867

rim ignition1867

Flobert1890

belted1916

magnum1935

1854 Restell's Patent Specif. No. 2530. 8 The hammer in this gun strikes downwards on a loose stud or pin inserted on the edge of the cartridge rim.]

1867 Sci. Amer. 20 July 42/2 There are breech-loading pistols, shown by Gavelot, about and inch long, adapted for pin fire cartridges.

1885 Bazaar, Exchange & Mart 30 Mar. 1274/1 6 chamber self action pinfire revolver.

1978 A. North & I. Hogg Guns & Gunsmiths ii. ix. 166 The pin-fire revolver was adopted by the French Navy in 1856 and later by other governments.

1994 Outdoor Canada Mar. 52/1 I would like to know the value of a 12-gauge, pinfire shotgun with Damascus barrels.

B. n.¹

A pin-fire cartridge or gun. Also: the system of ignition that uses such cartridges.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > [noun] > type of firearm > by method of firing

hammer-gun1645

percussion1807

detonating gun1814

detonator1822

flintlock1833

flint-gun1837

needle-gun1850

pin-fire1867

rimfire1889

miquelet1926

1867 Sci. Amer. 20 July 42/3 Another point worthy of remark is that pin fire seems to be dying out.

1871 W. W. Greener Mod. Breech-loaders 27 We..make a hundred central-fire guns to one ‘pin-fire’.

1874 R. St. J. Tyrwhitt Our Sketching Club i. 14 Men at this time of the year are always quarrelling about central-fire and pin-fire.

1888 Daily News 18 Oct. 7/1 A revolver... The weapon is a pin-fire, and has six chambers.

1905 T. Collins School & Sport xix. 217 Muzzle-loaders were superseded first by pin-fire, then by central-fire, and latterly by hammerless and ejector guns.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 875/1 The earliest efficient modern cartridge case was the pin-fire.

1990 Guns & Weapons Sept.–Oct. 97/2 Soon the pin fire was overtaken by the breech loading hammer gun.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pin-fire
释义	pin-fireadj.¹n.¹ Brit. /ˈpɪnfʌɪə/, U.S. /ˈpɪnˌfaɪ(ə)r/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pin n.¹, fire v.¹ Etymology: < pin n.¹ + fire v.¹ Compare central fire adj. and n. at central adj. Compounds and rimfire adj.Compare French système Lefaucheux (1862 or earlier). Now historical. A. adj.¹ Designating a form of cartridge for a breech-loading gun, fired by a pin thrust by the hammer of the lock into the fulminate. Also: designating a gun in which such a cartridge is used.The cartridge was invented in 1836 by Paris gunsmith C. Lefaucheux. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [adjective] > types of cartridge central fire1841 centre-fire1855 Greener1856 pin-fire1867 rimfire1867 rim ignition1867 Flobert1890 belted1916 magnum1935 1854 Restell's Patent Specif. No. 2530. 8 The hammer in this gun strikes downwards on a loose stud or pin inserted on the edge of the cartridge rim.] 1867 Sci. Amer. 20 July 42/2 There are breech-loading pistols, shown by Gavelot, about and inch long, adapted for pin fire cartridges. 1885 Bazaar, Exchange & Mart 30 Mar. 1274/1 6 chamber self action pinfire revolver. 1978 A. North & I. Hogg Guns & Gunsmiths ii. ix. 166 The pin-fire revolver was adopted by the French Navy in 1856 and later by other governments. 1994 Outdoor Canada Mar. 52/1 I would like to know the value of a 12-gauge, pinfire shotgun with Damascus barrels. B. n.¹ A pin-fire cartridge or gun. Also: the system of ignition that uses such cartridges. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > [noun] > type of firearm > by method of firing hammer-gun1645 percussion1807 detonating gun1814 detonator1822 flintlock1833 flint-gun1837 needle-gun1850 pin-fire1867 rimfire1889 miquelet1926 1867 Sci. Amer. 20 July 42/3 Another point worthy of remark is that pin fire seems to be dying out. 1871 W. W. Greener Mod. Breech-loaders 27 We..make a hundred central-fire guns to one ‘pin-fire’. 1874 R. St. J. Tyrwhitt Our Sketching Club i. 14 Men at this time of the year are always quarrelling about central-fire and pin-fire. 1888 Daily News 18 Oct. 7/1 A revolver... The weapon is a pin-fire, and has six chambers. 1905 T. Collins School & Sport xix. 217 Muzzle-loaders were superseded first by pin-fire, then by central-fire, and latterly by hammerless and ejector guns. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 875/1 The earliest efficient modern cartridge case was the pin-fire. 1990 Guns & Weapons Sept.–Oct. 97/2 Soon the pin fire was overtaken by the breech loading hammer gun. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹n.¹1867
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