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An arquebus is a form of long gun that appeared in Europe and the Ottoman Empire during the 15th century. An infantryman armed with an arquebus is called an arquebusier. Although the term arquebus, derived from the Dutch word Haakbus ("hook gun"), was applied to many different forms of firearms … See more
Sixteenth-century military writer John Smythe thought that an arquebus could not match the accuracy of a bow in the hands of a highly skilled archer; other military writers such as … See more
Prior to the appearance of the serpentine lever by around 1411, handguns were fired from the chest, tucked under one arm, while the other arm … See more
Origins
The earliest form of arquebus in Europe appeared by 1411 and in the Ottoman Empire by 1425. This early arquebus was a hand cannon with … See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license - People also ask
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