Small-arms include all weapons that can be actually carried by a man. They are described under their respective heads, BAYONET, FIREARMS, PISTOL, REVOLVER, SPEAR (or Lance), RIFLE, SWORD. Small-arms are manufactured for the British government at Enfield and Birmingham.
Small-arms
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 9: Bound to Swansea, p. 512
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