- caliver
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Caliver — Cal i*ver, n. [Corrupted fr. caliber.] An early form of hand gun, a variety of the arquebus; originally a gun having a regular size of bore. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
caliver — noun /ˈkalɪvə/ A type of light musket. That done, running out into the streets, with a crosse bow in one hand, and a caliver in the other, at two shoots, slew the two first Turks that came next to his gates [...] … Wiktionary
caliver — ˈkaləvə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: modification of Middle French calibre caliber : an early handgun like a harquebus … Useful english dictionary
Battle of Clontibret — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Clontibret caption= partof=the Nine Years War date=25 ndash;27 March 1595 place=between Armagh and Monaghan result=Irish victory combatant1=Irish rebel army combatant2=England commander1=Hugh O Neill… … Wikipedia
Musket — Muskets and bayonets aboard the frigate Grand Turk. A musket is a muzzle loaded, smooth bore long gun, fired from the shoulder. Muskets were designed for use by infantry. A soldier armed with a musket had the designation musketman or musketeer.… … Wikipedia
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Partizan Press — is the UK company that published Valkyrie magazine.It has a connection with Caliver Books, a major UK games retailer … Wikipedia
Valkyrie (magazine) — Valkyrie was a UK role playing magazine published by Partisan Press and edited originally by Dave Renton (original editor of Role Player Independent) and then taken over by Jay Forster.Some claimed it is was the successor to White Dwarf amongst… … Wikipedia
Arquebus — The arquebus (sometimes spelled harquebus, harkbus [ [http://www.ultralingua.com/ Ultralingua] 4.49] or hackbut; from Dutch haakbus , meaning hook gun [ [http://www.writersevents.com/Words Starting with A/aromatic compound arteries/arquebus… … Wikipedia
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