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The constantly smouldering match of the former rendered it a very dangerous weapon in the neighbourhood of cannon; the "snaphaunce", or "fusil", was fitted with a "fire-lock", in which a spark was struck from a flint.

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The British Navy Book
By Cyril Field
Available from gutenberg.org

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Wednesday 10 November 2021

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Century:17th, Hand weapons, Weapons

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