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A French blunderbuss, called an espingole, 1760, France Musketoon, blunderbuss and coach gun from the American Civil War era. The flared muzzle is the defining feature of the blunderbuss, differentiating it from large caliber carbines; the distinction between the blunderbuss and the musketoon is less distinct, as musketoons were also used to fire shot, and some had flared barrels.
SpaceKids is an entertainment and educational game for children. [1] In this interactive cartoon, Zeedle and Deet are Kids who travel to Earth in a living UFO to find their famous missing grandfather, a space explorer who has traveled to Earth without them.
Musketoons had a brass or iron barrel, and used a wheellock, flintlock or caplock [1] firing mechanism, like the typical musket of the period. They were fired from the shoulder like the musket, but the shorter length (barrels were as short as a foot (30 cm) long) made them easier to handle for those in restricted conditions, such as mounted infantry and naval boarding parties.
The Space Kidettes is an American Saturday morning animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, originally airing on NBC during the 1966–67 season. In the show, junior rangers Snoopy, Jenny, Countdown and Scooter patrol the cosmos from their space-capsule clubhouse, with help from their dog Pupstar. [ 1 ]
The album also contained a large "Happy Birthday" calendar, in which children could write birthday wishes to their friends. [1] [2] In 1985, the album was released at the Midem music festival, and went on to sell 1.1 million copies. [3] VideoKids received the Buma Export Award for their international success with the album. [4]
Timelapse satellite video taken from space shows the rapid expansion of the California wildfires, offering a harrowing look at how quickly the blazes exploded over the last two days amid powerful ...
Kylie Jenner's babies are growing up!. The Kardashians star, 27, is in proud mommy mode, showing off just how much her kids are growing. On Thursday, Oct. 11, she shared two TikTok videos of ...
The world's tallest man was 3 feet tall as a toddler, could carry his father at age 9, and stretched to a fantastic height of 8 feet 11 inches.