10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HACKBUT»
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1
The Rocket Propelled Grenade
Thissignature feature gave thistype ofhandgonne the name hackbut,(alsoknown
asHakenbüchse, or haquebut),referring tothe hook. The French term, arquebus,
eventually becamethemostfavoured. Similar tothe earliergroovedand socketed ...
2
Medieval Handgonnes: The first black powder infantry weapons
Iron hackbut from the Low Countries, c.1500, formerly in the collection of Mr van
den Brink, Utrecht, Holland, it was reportedly dredged up from either the river Rijn
or Waal. The muzzle is slightly flared. The barrel is circular in section at the front ...
3
George Meredith a Study of his Works and Personality
We pass with a leap to the sons of toil, yeomen like Farmer Fleming or Robert
Armstrong who need not detain us, "cits" like Skepsey and Hackbut, or toilers at
Mother Earth. The townsmen bear a family likeness. Skepsey is Hackbut a little
less ...
We pass with a leap to the sons of toil, yeomen like Farmer Fleming or Robert
Armstrong who need not detain us, "cits" like Skepsey and Hackbut, or toilers at
Mother Earth. The townsmen bear a family likeness. Skepsey is Hackbut a little
less ...
5
Naval Warfare Under Oars, 4th to 16th Centuries: A Study of ...
Early in the sixteenth century the hackbut, or arquebus, came into general use. It
was the first practical portable gun. By reduction in the weight of the piece and
the addition of a firing mechanism to carry and apply the match, it became
possible ...
William Ledyard Rodgers, 1939
6
The Lay of the Last Minstrel ... Ballads and Lyrical Pieces
... Poems, 16th century, p. 232. _ IVith hackbut bent, my secret stand—P. 268, l.
19. Hackbut bent—Gun cock'd. The carbine, with which the Regent was shot, is
preserved at Hamilton Palace. It is a.
7
The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, ...
With hackbut bent,+ my secret stand, Dark as the purpos'd deed I chose, And
mark'd, where, mingling in his band, ' Troop'd Scottish pikes and English bows. , '
“ Dark " Selle, saddle. Aword used by Spenser and other ancient authori' f
Hackbut ...
8
Ballads and lyrical pieces
With hackbut bent*, my secret stand, Dark as the purposed deed, I chose, And
marked, where, mingling in his band, Trooped Scottish pikes and English bows. "
Dark Morton, girt with many a spear, Murder's foul minion, led the van ; And ...
sir Walter Scott (bart.), 1806
9
Historical ballads. Romantic ballads. Imitations of the ...
With hackbut bent*, my secret stand, Dark as the purposed deed, I chose, And
marked, where, mingling in his band, Troop'd Scottish pikes and English bows. (<
Dark Morton, girt with many a spear, Murder's foul minion, led the van ; And ...
10
State Papers Published Under the Authority of His Majesty's ...
Hackbut, Hackbush, Harquebut, or Hag- but, a heavy hand-gun, IV. 257 ; V. 451,
466, 513, 514, 558. See Vol. III. Hackbuttier, or Hagbutter, s. a soldier armed with
a hackbut, V. 433, 522, 523, 530, 533, 554, 557. Hail, or Hale, s. the covering for
...
Great Britain. Record Commission, 1836
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HACKBUT»
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Hunted robber killed in fire exchange with police
On searching the house, police found and seized a Colt 45 gun and tens of bullets, a hackbut, two swords, 8 stun guns, one scimitar, two ... «Tuoitrenews, May 13»
