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=== Flintlock musket === [[File:FlintlockMechanism.jpg|thumb|Flintlock mechanism]] The heavy musket went out of favour around the same time the [[snaphance]] [[flintlock]] was invented in Europe, in 1550.{{sfn|Needham|1986|p=428-429}} The snaphance was followed by the "true" flintlock in the late 17th century. While the heavy variant of the arquebus died out due to the decline of heavy armour, the term "musket" itself stuck around as a general term for 'shoulder arms' fireweapons, replacing "arquebus," and remained until the 1800s. The differences between the arquebus and musket post-16th century are therefore not entirely clear, and the two have been used interchangeably on several occasions.{{sfn|Chase|2003|p=61}} Flintlocks are not usually associated with arquebuses.{{sfn|Needham|1986|p=429}} A variation of the musket known as the [[caliver]], a standardized "calibre" (spelled "caliber" in the US), appeared in Europe around 1567β9.{{sfn|Phillips|2016}} According to Jacob de Gheyn, the caliver was a smaller musket that did not require a fork rest.{{sfn|Rogers|1995|p=247}} Benerson Little described it as a "light musket".{{sfn|Little|2010|p=56}}<ref name="Humfrey Barwick">{{cite book|last=Barwick|first=Humfrey|title=Breefe Discourse Concerning the Force and Effect of all Manuall of Weapons of Fire...|date=1594|location=London}}</ref>
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