Hammer (firearms)

The hammer was a component of a flintlock rifle. 
To fire a flintlock, the rifle's hammer would strike the to cause a spark, which ignited the gunpowder, and fired the projectile. 
When James T. Kirk instructed and his men on how to use a flintlock in 2268, he explained the process during his demonstration. ()
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