petronel
A Petronel is a 16th or 17th century firearm, defined by Robert Barret (Theorike and Practike of Modern Warres, 1598) as a horsemans peece. It was the fire-arm which developed on the one hand into the pistol and on the other into the carbine.
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petronel
/ˈpɛtrəˌnɛl/
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a firearm of large calibre used in the 16th and early 17th centuries, esp by cavalry soldiers (16～17世纪早期的)大型手枪