: The metal tube through which the bullet is expelled.

The title of the 1998 film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is a play on the traditional English idiom which means "the whole thing" or "in its entirety". Title Meaning & Origins

: The wooden handle or frame that rests against the shooter's shoulder.

In the 1800s, because a firearm consisted of only these three parts, owning or selling something "lock, stock, and barrel" meant you had every single component—the complete item. The first recorded figurative use of this idiom appeared in a letter by in 1817. Origins of the Phrase 'Lock, Stock, and Barrel'

Smoking Barrels - Subtitle Lock, Stock And Two

: The metal tube through which the bullet is expelled.

The title of the 1998 film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is a play on the traditional English idiom which means "the whole thing" or "in its entirety". Title Meaning & Origins

: The wooden handle or frame that rests against the shooter's shoulder.

In the 1800s, because a firearm consisted of only these three parts, owning or selling something "lock, stock, and barrel" meant you had every single component—the complete item. The first recorded figurative use of this idiom appeared in a letter by in 1817. Origins of the Phrase 'Lock, Stock, and Barrel'

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