Re: Kiddie exercises his right to bear arms

"gatt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
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> "Kevin C." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> That the commissioned Officers shall severally be armed
>> with a sword or hanger, and espontoon; and that from and after five
>> years from the passing of this Act,
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> Yes, but that was long before the advent of the fully-automatic hanger
> and espontoon.

What in hell is an 'espontoon'? Some kinda portable spitoon?
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