Flintlocks and a Pirate Cutlass

Flintlock pistols were so called because the lock uses a flint to strike sparks into the priming pan when the trigger is pulled. Flintlocks may be any type of small arm: long gun or pistol, smoothbore or rifle, muzzleloader or breechloader.
Flintlock is the general term for any firearm based on the flintlock mechanism. However, one of the more popular types is the French or India Flintlock pistol, with an engraved handle, long thing barrel and steel highlights. Very often pirates of the 18th century carried French flintlock pistols in their raiding exploits. During the pirates glory days, from approximately 1640s until the 1680s, you would be able to find a pirate carrying on his person a flintlock pistol and a cutlass or sometimes a combination of both.
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