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Hand cannons

Scope note

Early firearms resembling small smoothbore cannons mounted on a wood stock or shaft, loaded at the muzzle and requiring to be primed and loaded for every shot; used in Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000201511

Broader Terms used

<small arms by form>

Equivalent Terms used

hand cannon

Created

13yrs ago

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