FALCONET

Falconet

The falconet or falcon was a light cannon developed in the late 15th century. During the Middle Ages guns were decorated with engravings of reptiles, birds or beasts depending on their size. For example, a culverin would often feature snakes, as the handles on the early cannons were often decorated to resemble serpents. The falconet fired small yet lethal shot of similar weight and size to a bird of prey, and so was decorated with a falcon. Similarly, the musket was associated with the sparrowhawk.

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falconet

Noun

  1. A small or young falcon
  2. Any of various small, tropical Asian falcons of the genus Microhierax found in Southeast Asia.
  3. A light cannon developed in the late 15th century and decorated with an image of a falcon.


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