The arts in the Middle Ages, and at the period of the Renaissance (1870)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884, Dafforne, James, d. 1880, tr · London, Chapman and Hall · leaf 145
small gun with a prolongation ; the muzzle is supported by a prong fixedon the pommel of the saddle. Thus it was impossible for him to take aim,and he applied the fire with his hand. A little later, to prevent the effect of the recoil, there was added belowthe barrel, a little short of the centre,… … Fig. 68.—Arquebusier. Drawn and Engraved by J. Amman. The arquebuse à croc sometimes weighed from fifty to sixty pounds,measured from five to six feet in length, and in principle was chieflyadapted for firing from a wall ; it was lightened a little that it might beused by foot-soldiers, who,…
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