arquebus
Pre-musket infantry weapon
An arquebus is an early type of portable firearm, used from the 15th through 17th centuries.
It was fired by holding a lit match to a small touchhole, later improved with a matchlock mechanism.
Heavier than later muskets, the arquebus often required a forked rest for aiming.
The arquebus changed European warfare forever.
Cord-ignited gun mechanism
- musketMuzzle-loaded infantry firearm
- firearmProjectile weapon using explosives
- flintlockFlint-sparked firearm mechanism
- gunpowderCombustible propellant mixture
barrel · stock · trigger · muzzle · ramrod · shot · culverin · blunderbuss
European cultural reawakening
- ReformationReligious movement splitting Christianity
- sixteenth-centuryThe years 1500-1599
- pikemenSoldiers armed with long-shafted weapons
- conquistadorSpanish colonial soldier-explorer
Ground combat troops
- pikemenSoldiers armed with long-shafted weapons
- volleySimultaneous firing burst
- formationCreation or arrangement
- fusilierMusket-bearing infantry soldier
skirmish · cavalry · mercenary · drill · regiment · tactics · siege · fortification
Path of moving object
- projectileLaunched airborne object
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- rangeExtent of variation
- accuracyDegree of correctness
penetration · recoil · propellant · ignition · powder · momentum · caliber · force
Preserved ancient object
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- museumPublic exhibit space
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
antiquated · historical · curio · vintage · heirloom · obsolete · reproduction · provenance
matchlock
Cord-ignited gun mechanism
- musketMuzzle-loaded infantry firearm
- firearmProjectile weapon using explosives
- flintlockFlint-sparked firearm mechanism
gunpowder · barrel · stock · trigger · muzzle · ramrod · shot · culverin · blunderbuss · carbine
Renaissance
European cultural reawakening
- ReformationReligious movement splitting Christianity
- sixteenth-centuryThe years 1500-1599
- pikemenSoldiers armed with long-shafted weapons
conquistador · Ottoman · Mughal · samurai · morion · colonial · tabor
infantry
Ground combat troops
- pikemenSoldiers armed with long-shafted weapons
- volleySimultaneous firing burst
- formationCreation or arrangement
fusilier · skirmish · cavalry · mercenary · drill · regiment · tactics · siege · fortification · salvo
trajectory
Path of moving object
- projectileLaunched airborne object
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- rangeExtent of variation
accuracy · penetration · recoil · propellant · ignition · powder · momentum · caliber · force · kinetics
relic
Preserved ancient object
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- museumPublic exhibit space
heritage · antiquated · historical · curio · vintage · heirloom · obsolete · reproduction · provenance · preservation
- arms and armorswords, shields, helmets, daggers, axes
- firearmsrifle, pistol, handgun, shotgun, revolver
- historical weaponsmusket, muskets, flintlock, flintlocks, pistols
- ranged weaponsbow and arrow, crossbow, longbow, rifle, pistol
- historical warfaremusket, bayonet, cannon, flintlock, cavalry
- Military HardwareMirage, frigate, destroyer, submarine, howitzer
arquebuscrossbow
Stock-mounted bow mechanism
longbow · bow and arrow · compound bow · sling · javelin