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A 'Vase' or 'Pot-de-fer'

A 'Vase' or 'Pot-de-fer'.jpg A Matchlock and a Firelock, or Fusil (17th Century)ThumbnailsThe Gun with which we won the Great War with FranceA Matchlock and a Firelock, or Fusil (17th Century)ThumbnailsThe Gun with which we won the Great War with FranceA Matchlock and a Firelock, or Fusil (17th Century)ThumbnailsThe Gun with which we won the Great War with France
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The "garot", or heavy dart, to be fired from this early gun was provided with a wooden plug made to fit the bore. The type of "garot" shown on the right was intended to be fired from a large cross-bow on a stand.

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