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" Around the year 1460 in France, the “canon à main” (hand canon) was introduced, which soon became known as a “couleuvrine” (a culverin), then a “hacquebute” (a hackbut) and finally an “arquebuse” (an arquebus). By 1575, the French guild of arquebusiers was formed in Paris. For one to become a master arquebusier, he needed to forge a “rouet” (a metal wheel that was part of the arquebus), as well as an arquebus canon that was three and a half feet in length. Once completed, the weapon needed to be tested: the canon would be filled with gunpowder two times the weight of an ordinary cannonball and fired. The guild requested a dedicated space for these trials from the king himself. They wanted captains, gentlemen and children to be able to fire these arquebuses on the first Sunday of every month. The request was granted and a space created called the Jardin des arquebusiers, which can be located on old maps of Paris. Therefore, the historical sense of the word arquebusier in France meant not only using the weapon, but also creating it ". This figure ( 1/24 - about 70mm) is a limited edition made from the master Maurizio Bruno and painted by myself with acrilic colors. It represents a French Sentry in 1660.
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