miquelets
/ˈmɪkəˌlɛts/
noun
- A type of flintlock firearm used in the 17th and 18th centuries, especially in Spain and Portugal.
- Hunters in the 1700s often carried miquelets because they were more reliable than earlier guns.
- The soldier loaded his miquelet with gunpowder and shot before aiming at the target.
- The museum displayed a collection of miquelets from the Spanish colonial era.
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