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Originally Posted by fernando
this one falls into atypical connotation, both because blunderbusses generally have flared muzzles and its nickname trombone doesn't reflect its actual barrel shape ?.
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No, "trombone" has nothing to do with the barrel shape. It may have been my fault to translate the Austrian name "
Kürassiertromblon M 1759" into an English obviously wrong expression - sorry!
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