<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">harquebuses</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>long guns</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>arquebus</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>arquebuses</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>hackbuts</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>hagbuts</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>harquebus</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>harquebusses</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Use generally for various types of light portable firearms used in Europe from the 14th to the early 17th century, fitted with a stock which allowed them to be held against the cheek, chest, or shoulder. The first models had a hooklike projection on the underside of the barrel to absorb recoil, and were rested upon a surface when fired. ]]></note></mads>