petronel
/ˈpɛtrənl/Now historical
noun
1A large pistol or carbine used in the 16th and early 17th centuries, especially by cavalry.
2A soldier armed with a petronel; = petronellier.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in George Gascoigne (d. 1577), author and soldier. Apparently from Middle French petrinal, of uncertain origin.