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Matchlock

Matchlock.png Louis XIV, for the first time, receiving his ministersMiniaturesCentral Europe, 1648Louis XIV, for the first time, receiving his ministersMiniaturesCentral Europe, 1648Louis XIV, for the first time, receiving his ministersMiniaturesCentral Europe, 1648Louis XIV, for the first time, receiving his ministersMiniaturesCentral Europe, 1648Louis XIV, for the first time, receiving his ministersMiniaturesCentral Europe, 1648

Like Miles Standish, some of the soldiers had swords at their sides, and all carried either flintlock or matchlock muskets so big and heavy that, before they could fire them off, they had to rest them upon supports stuck into the ground for the purpose.