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A Matchlock and a Firelock, or Fusil (17th Century)

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A Matchlock and a Firelock, or Fusil (17th Century).jpg Japanese Ironclad of about 1600 A.DThumbnailsThe Battle of the Nore, June, 1653, between the English and DutchJapanese Ironclad of about 1600 A.DThumbnailsThe Battle of the Nore, June, 1653, between the English and DutchJapanese Ironclad of about 1600 A.DThumbnailsThe Battle of the Nore, June, 1653, between the English and DutchJapanese Ironclad of about 1600 A.DThumbnailsThe Battle of the Nore, June, 1653, between the English and Dutch

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.