16th-century weapons

thumb|right|Muskets and bayonets aboard the [[frigate Grand Turk]]

300px|thumb|upright=1.6|Flintlock of an 18th-century hunting rifle, with flint missing.

high-caliber, smoothbore firearm of the 16th to 18th centuries

upright=1.2|thumb|English ship Sovereign of the Seas|Sovereign of the Seas, whose armament included eight demi-cannons