matchlock

noun2

1. •
   (historical) Early type of firearm, using a smoldering piece of cord to fire the powder in the firing pan.

   • I crept silently up the hill-road, but the fuse of my matchlock was wetted with the rain, and I could not slay Daoud Shah from afar. — 1888
2. •
   The gunlock used in such a weapon, having a slow smouldering match.