ZORRO'S PISTOL

pistols are regarded by most rather clumsy weapons. They fired once and then must be reloaded. Swordsmen would rather depend on lightning-like thrusts of a rapier or swift sometimes the singleshot flintlock saves even a clever fencer. He carries it in his sash or belt on the LEFT side where it con be grasped easily by his left hand. He uses his sword in his right and avoids firing his one shot until he is forced into a corner by heavy odds

Flintlock

swordsmen as
can only be

cuts with a sabre. But

and can

Many
owes

find no other means of escape. a brave caballero or Spanish officer

his life to his flintlock.

a measured charge of powder is dropped into the muzzle. Then a round ball of lead is wrapped in a rag or patch of greased leather and rammed down on lop of the powder charge with a short ramrod. The cloth or leather seals the ball in the pistol barrel so that the force of the powder explosion will expel the ball. Next, the caballero spills a few

To load a

flintlock,

grains of powder
striking

in

the "flash pan" just where the

falls into the "flash

hammer

strikes.

When

the

hammer

is

pulled back or "cocked"

arm,and a spark

and then released by pulling the trigger, the flint strikes the steel pan." The flash pan powder burns and Ignites

the main charge inside the barrel through a tiny hole leading from the pan to the charge
inside the

gun

barrel.

STEEL STRIKING

ARM

"FUSE" HOIE FROM FLASH

PAN TO POWDER CHARGE

IN

BARREL
BALL, SEALED IN BARREL

WITH PATCH

MAIN POWDER CHARGE

THE MASK OF ZORRO.

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