Category: History - American

Arms and Armor of the Pilgrims, 1620-1692

Peterson, Harold L. (Harold Leslie), 1922-1978· 2 chapters· 7,238 words

Underscores “_” before and after a word or phrase indicate _italics_ in the original text. Illustrations have been moved so they do not break up paragraphs. Old or antiquated spellings have been preserved. Typographical and punctuation errors have been silently corrected.

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1. Part 1

Underscores “_” before and after a word or phrase indicate _italics_ in the original text. Illustrations have been moved so they do not break up paragraphs. Old or antiquated sp...

2. Part 2

It is difficult to determine exactly when flint arms superseded matchlocks as the standard military firearm at Plymouth. There were a few flint arms in the _Mayflower_ in 1620,...