harquebuses (Meaning)
harquebuses
a portable firearm of the 15th and 16th centuries later replaced by the musket, a matchlock gun invented in the 15th century which was portable but heavy and was usually fired from a support
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a portable firearm of the 15th and 16th centuries later replaced by the musket, a matchlock gun invented in the 15th century which was portable but heavy and wa
shotguns, twenty-twos, zip guns, matchlocks, blunderbusses, firearms, firelocks, muskets, flintlocks, smoothbores
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The harquebuses of the 16th century infantry were formidable weapons for their time.
The musket replaced the harquebus as the preferred infantry weapon in the early 17th century.
Harquebuses were equipped with a matchlock firing mechanism, which ignited gunpowder to propel a lead ball.
The harquebus required a long time to load and fire, making it unsuitable for rapid-fire combat.
