arms


small weapons that you can hold in your hand.

word used in context:
"Guns, swords and clubs are some of the of arms used during the Revolutionary War."  


musket with bayonet
Description | Source
A British musket and bayonet. The bayonet is a sharp knife that attaches to the end of the musket.
Brown Bess Musket, the basic weapon of the British Infantry from about 1740 until the 1830sImage Source: Wikimedia Commons on 9/25/2009; http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brown-Bess-Musket.png