Hand cannons
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Furnishings and Equipment (Hierarchy Name) > Weapons and Ammunition > weapons > projectile weapons > <projectile weapons with explosive propellant> > firearms > small arms > <small arms by form>
Descripción
Early firearms resembling small smoothbore cannons mounted on a wood stock or shaft, loaded at the muzzle and requiring to be primed and loaded for every shot; used in Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries.
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Otros términos
- handkanonnen [nl]
- cañón de mano [es]
- hand cannon [en]
- cannon, hand [en]
- cannons, hand [en]
- hand-cannons [en]
- handguns (hand cannons) [en]
- handkannon [nl]