Calivers

Esquema

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Jerarquía

mobiliario y equipamiento > armas y municiones > armas > armas proyectiles > <armas proyectiles con propelente explosivo> > armas de fuego > armas portátiles > <armas portátiles por forma> > armas largas

Descripción

Long guns used in England in the late 16th century for military purposes, as they can be fired without rest. They were a newer form of the harquebus, but were not used after the Civil War. They were generally sized larger than the harquebus and smaller than the musket.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300266247

Otros términos

  • caliver [en]