Kentucky rifle
English
Noun
Kentucky
rifle
(
plural
Kentucky rifles
)
(
US
,
historical
)
A
distinctive
type of
flintlock
(later percussion cap)
rifle
used on the
American
frontier
from 1700 to the 1850s.
Synonyms
Pennsylvania rifle
Tennessee rifle
long rifle
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