Harquebus

Definition of Harquebus

Har´que`bus   Pronunciation: här´kwė`bŭs
n.1.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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arquebus, hackbut, hagbut, muzzle loader
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