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"Harquebus"
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matchlock
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firearm
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gun
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barrel
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arquebus
A firearm with match holder, trigger, and tumbler, made in the second half of the 15th century. The barrel was about forty inches long. A form of the harquebus was subsequently called arquebus with matchlock.
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An early match-lock field gun, too heavy to be shoulder-fired. Extensively used in Europe 1450-1530.
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an obsolete firearm with a long barrel
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A light portable matchlock gun
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