March 06, 2007
Gratuitous Obscure Historickal Weaponry Blogging
The word of the day is...Arquebus.
Huh? Yeah, that's right. Arquebus. It was a firearm used in the 15th to 17th centuries. Similar to the musket, which came later, it was a smoothbore firearm although somewhat smaller than its predecessors, which made it easier to carry. It was a forerunner of the rifle and other longarm firearms.
Wheel lock Arquebus, Pistols, Flask, and Spanner
ca. 1589
Significance? None. Just a little something to add to your lexicon.
Posted by Gary at March 6, 2007 03:17 PM | TrackBackComments
Big improvement over the matchlock, now you could get a round off every minute. Many of those guns were also works of art.
Posted by: rbj at March 6, 2007 03:20 PM
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