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  2. Blunderbuss - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Musketoon - Wikipedia

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    Various muzzle loading arms, to scale; number 8 is identified as a blunderbuss or musketoon (Encyclopædia Britannica, 1910) The musketoon is a shorter-barrelled version of the musket and served in the roles of a shotgun or carbine. Musketoons could be of the same caliber as the issue musket or of a much larger caliber, 1.0–2.5 inches (25 ...

  4. Continuously Shooting Blunderbuss - Wikipedia

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    The Continuously Shooting Blunderbuss [3] (simplified Chinese: 连珠铳; traditional Chinese: 連珠銃), also known as "Lianzhu Huochong" (连珠火铳), [4] was a kind of breech-loading, smooth-bore, single-shot flintlock, [5] invented by Dai Zi (戴梓), [6] a firearms expert in the early Qing Dynasty, in the thirteenth year of Kangxi (1674).

  5. History of the firearm - Wikipedia

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    Hand cannon, Ming dynasty, 1379 The first firearms were invented in China, following the invention of gunpowder.The earliest known depiction of a gunpowder weapon is the illustration of a fire lance on a mid-10th century silk banner from Dunhuang. [2]

  6. Dragoon - Wikipedia

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    The name reputedly derives from a type of firearm, called a dragon, which was a handgun version of a blunderbuss, carried by dragoons of the French Army. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The title has been retained in modern times by a number of armoured or ceremonial mounted regiments.

  7. Arquebus - Wikipedia

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    17th-century arquebus at the Château de Foix museum, France. An arquebus (/ ˈ ɑːr k (w) ə b ə s / AR-k(w)ə-bəs) is a form of long gun that appeared in Europe and the Ottoman Empire during the 15th century.

  8. Antique firearms - Wikipedia

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    Antique firearms can be divided into two basic types: muzzle-loading and cartridge firing. Muzzleloading antique firearms are not generally owned with the intent of firing them (although original muzzleloaders can be safely fired, after having them thoroughly inspected), but instead are usually owned as display pieces or for their historic value.

  9. Blunderbuss (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    A blunderbuss is a type of muzzle-loading firearm. Blunderbuss may also refer to: Blunderbuss, a 2012 album by Jack White; Blunderbuss, a 2004 EP by Teddy Thompson;