Obs. [var. of ESCOPETTE: for the form cf. med.L. sclopētum.] (See quot.)
1824. S. R. Meyrick, Anc. Armour, Gloss., Sclopus, the esclopette or hand-gun. Ibid. (1830), Illust. Anc. Arms & Armour, Plate cxix. Fig. 4. A short wheel-lock esclopette of the time of Charles I…. It is … intended to be carried in a holster in the same manner as a long pistol.
