Book Of Traceable Heraldic Art

Handgun

Arquebus §

An early type of gun.

Default orientation: fesswise, firing to dexter. No proper coloration.

Source: Le second volume de la premiere partye du blason d'armoiries. Artist unknown. (Folio 129r.)

Musket §

A long-barreled gun developed in the sixteenth century.

Default orientation: fesswise, shooting to dexter. Proper coloration: brown wood, black metal.

Source: A Cyclopedia of Costume. Artist unknown. (Volume I, page 339.)

Petronel §

A mid-sized gun developed in the sixteenth century.

Default orientation: fesswise, shooting to dexter. Proper coloration: brown wood, black metal.

Source: A Cyclopedia of Costume. Artist unknown. (Volume I, page 395.)

Pistol §

A small gun developed in the sixteenth century.

Default orientation: fesswise, shooting to dexter. Proper coloration: brown wood, black metal.

Source: Queens College MS 72. Artist unknown. (Folio 113v.)