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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.
Modern fan illustration by David Demaret of the dragon Smaug from J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 high fantasy novel The Hobbit. This is a list of dragons in popular culture.Dragons in some form are nearly universal across cultures and as such have become a staple of modern popular culture, especially in the fantasy genre.
A dragon is a shortened version of blunderbuss, a firearm with a short, large caliber barrel which is flared at the muzzle and frequently throughout the entire bore. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Dragons were typically issued to dragoon cavalry , who needed a lightweight, easily handled firearm to use while mounted.
Steve is a player character from the 2011 sandbox video game Minecraft.Created by Swedish video game developer Markus "Notch" Persson and introduced in the original 2009 Java-based version, Steve is the first and the original default skin available for players of contemporary versions of Minecraft.
Prince Azymondias, more commonly known as Zym, (vocalized by Jack DeSena [7] and voiced by Dante Basco) is an infant Storm Dragon, son of the deceased King Avizandum and Queen Zubeia, and the titular character of the series. After reuniting with his mother, he began to further develop his natural Sky Magic abilities.
Often measured as "eye height", giving ~1:160 for 10 mm scale, and figures being 10-12 mm tall overall. 12 mm: 2 mm: ≈1:152 – 1:144: 1:152 is called 2 mm finescale in railway modelling. A newer scale, growing in popularity, closely related to 10 mm. 1:144 scale used for Japanese giant robot models (such as Gunpla) and toys.
The first details of this game were released in an April Fool's parody website called "Mars Effect", a play on Mass Effect and alluding to the lawsuit by Bethesda Softworks over trademark infringement. [11] A few days later Persson announced that he had chosen a real name for the game and that he had made some progress on its development.
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.