Eprouvette
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A carefully weighed quantity of powder (charge) was placed inside the device, followed by a standard weight shot. The charge was fired and the distance the shot flew was measured and compared to the expected standard distance. Script error: No such module "Lang". were first introduced in the middle of the 1600s and went out of general use by the middle of the 19th century.[1]
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References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kempers, RTW (1998). Eprouvettes. Leeds, England: Royal Armouries. p. 24. ISBN 0 948092 27 0.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Record ID: SUR-342E24 - POST MEDIEVAL firearm". The Portable Antiquities Scheme. British Museum. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
