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What is a caliver?

What is a caliver? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (historical) A type of light musket.
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A standardized arquebus, the caliver, was introduced in the latter half of the 16th century.
Our artillery lost its value, and we met them with fusil and caliver.
The three main size categories generally corresponded with the arquebus, caliver, and musket.
The Caliver was a kind of short musket or harquebus, fired by a matchlock, and from its lightness did not require a rest.

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