Editing Flintlock mechanism (section)

==Other uses==
[[file:Flintlock tinderpistol - DPLA - 3628a5d0fa1bf4c06e10a6f94deac85f.jpg|thumb|right|A tinder pistol, part of the collection of the [[Conner Prairie]] museum]]
[[File:GNM - Tischuhr.jpg|thumb|right|A clock, fitted with a flintlock to light a candle, c.1550. ''Germanisches Nationalmuseum'', Nuremberg]]
Some early land mines, or ''[[Fougasse (weapon)|fougasses]]'', were detonated by flintlocks. Flintlocks were also used to launch [[Congreve rocket]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/hh/5/hh5l.htm |title=British Rockets |access-date=2009-07-06 |archive-date=2007-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814024634/http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/hh/5/hh5l.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

A '''flintlock tinder lighter''', or '''tinder pistol''', was a device that saw use in wealthy households from the 18th Century until the invention of reliable matches. It somewhat resembled a small flintlock pistol, but without a barrel and with a candle holder and with legs so it could be stood upright. When the trigger was pulled, the sparks from the frizzen lit dry [[tinder]] in the pan, from which the candle would be quickly lit. The device provided a quick and reliable source of light, and flame for the lighting of fires.<ref>{{cite web
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[[Alarm clocks]] exist that, as well as sounding a bell, used a flintlock mechanism to light a candle. German and Austrian-made examples of these, dating from the 18th century, are preserved in the collections of the [[British Museum]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=55386&partId=1&people=90412&peoA=90412-1-7&page=1 | title=spring-driven clock / clock-case / alarm clock | publisher=British Museum | work=Collection Online | access-date=14 March 2014 | archive-date=2016-09-24 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924171408/https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=55386&partId=1&people=90412&peoA=90412-1-7&page=1 | url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[Hermitage Museum]] in Russia.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/html_En/13/hm13_3_034.html | title=Alarm-clock | publisher=The State Hermitage Museum | work=Hermitage Projects - Resotoration Programme | access-date=14 March 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314204917/http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/html_En/13/hm13_3_034.html | archive-date=14 March 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref> An example dating from 1550 is in the 
''[[Germanisches Nationalmuseum]]'' (National Museum of Germanic Culture) in Nuremberg.