Falcon.—From the bird of that name.
Cannon Perers.—Stone-throwers, from the French word pierre, a stone.
Toppe Peces.—To be used in the tops, i.e., the stands on the ship’s masts.
Note.—The History of Artillery is mainly compiled from the following:—“Engines of War,” by Wilkinson; “Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe,” by John Hewitt; “Military Antiquities,” by F. Grose; “Critical Inquiry into Ancient Armour,” by Meyrick; “Elementary Lectures on Artillery,” by Major C. H. Owen and Capt. T. L. Dames, R.A.; and “Our Engines of War,” by Capt. Jarvis, M.P., Royal Artillery.
HISTORY OF PORTABLE FIRE-ARMS.
Form of early hand-guns.