What is "falconets"

Usage examples of "falconets".

The tops of the walls were platforms for both long and short lighter piecessakers, minions, falcons, falconets, and even a few robinetsplus at least one swivel gun every ten running feet of wall-toppatareros, portingal-bases, bases, drakes, port-pieces, stock-fowlers, sling-pieces, and murderers, as well as a few very-large-caliber calivers that had been swivel-mounted.

The tops of the walls were platforms for both long and short lighter pieces—sakers, minions, falcons, falconets, and even a few robinets—plus at least one swivel gun every ten running feet of walltop—patareros, portingal-bases, bases, drakes, port-pieces, stock-fowlers, sling-pieces, and murderers, as well as a few very-large-caliber calivers that had been swivel-mounted.

Wisely, in these uncertain times, her master sailed with eight truck-gunsbrass demiculverins capable of throwing eight or nine-pound iron ballsplus the usual assortment of swivelsrabinets, falconets, drakes, and perriers.

The tops of the walls were platforms for both long and short lighter pieces-sakers, minions, falcons, falconets, and even a few robinets-plus at least one swivel gun every ten running feet of walltop-patareros, portingal-bases, bases, drakes, port-pieces, stock-fowlers, sling-pieces, and murderers, as well as a few very-large-caliber calivers that had been swivel-mounted.

Bombards, falconets, and sakers were likewise discharged from the city walls and gates.

Here she could watch the progress of their fortifications, and could count the sakers, the periers, the minions, and falconets on their batteries.