Tesching

250px|thumb|Cieszynka rifle on display at the Museum of Cieszyn Silesia in [[Cieszyn]]

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It is catalogued under topics including Cieszyn and Firearms.

Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.

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Subclass of: rifle
Named after: Cieszyn
Image: Poland, Silesia, 17th century - Tschinki (Wheel-Lock Hunting Rifle) - 1916.1782 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif

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IPA transcription: t͡ɕɛʂɨnka
Commons category: Tesching rifles

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250px|thumb|Cieszynka rifle on display at the Museum of Cieszyn Silesia in [[Cieszyn]]

The tesching (, ) is a rifle of very small calibre (less than 6mm), which propels a very light bullet a short distance (10–20 metres) with a percussion cap instead of a charge of gunpowder. The rifle appears to derive its name from the city of Teschen.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tesching” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.