tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274583756441452923.post3672015304607825738..comments2024-02-13T14:28:21.282-05:00Comments on New Jovian Thunderbolt: Never even HEARD of this...New Jovian Thunderbolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09452246769246304612noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274583756441452923.post-79822456203232948072012-09-24T15:35:05.581-04:002012-09-24T15:35:05.581-04:00Watching Pawn-Stars?Watching Pawn-Stars?HlynkaCGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04042491417877739073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274583756441452923.post-25321615810935709652012-09-20T10:46:36.870-04:002012-09-20T10:46:36.870-04:00weirdly enough, the use of the word "hammer&q...weirdly enough, the use of the word "hammer" for the part holding the flint comes from after percussion guns were common. Before then, they didn't call it a hammer nor was the steel part it struck called the "frizzen". <br /><br />The flint was held by the jaws of the "cock" and the part it struck was called either the "steel" or (confusingly enough to modern readers) the "hammer". Geodkythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17340718574781403778noreply@blogger.com