THE Carabine is a ƒort of musketoon, the barrel of which is riffled ƒpirally from the breech to the mouth, ƒo that when the ball which is forced into it is again driven out by the ƒtrength of the powder, it iƒ lengthen'd about the breadth of a finger, and mark'd with riffle of the bore.
        The barrel of the carabine is three foot long, and the piece is four foot long, including the ƒtock; it has an iron rammer, and the bullet is firƒt driven into the mouth of the piece with a ƒhort iron pin, called a driver, ƒtriking it on the end with a ƒmall hammer made for that purpoƒe.
        The carabine has a much greater range than the fuƒil, or musket, becauƒe the riffle of the barrel impedes the ball, which by that means makes the greater reƒiƒtance at the firƒt inflammation of the powder, and giving time for the whole charge to take fire before it goes out of the bore, it is at length thrown out with a greater force than from the common musket.