Fire lance
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The fire lance was a gunpowder weapon used by lighting it on fire, and is the ancestor of modern firearms. It first appeared in 10th–12th century China and was used to great effect during the Jin-Song
A fire lance as depicted in the Huolongjing, late 14th century (c. 1360-1375).
Earliest known representation of a fire lance (upper right), Dunhuang, 950 AD.
A double-barreled fire lance from the Huolongjing. Supposedly, the barrels fired in succession, with the second barrel lit automatically after the first barrel's firing.
A fire lance from the Wubei Zhi by Mao Yuanyi, 1621.
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A firearm is any type of gun that shoots projectiles using high explosive pressure generated from combustion of chemical propellant, most often black powder in antique firearms and smokeless powder in
Fire lance
…火枪; traditional Chinese: 火槍; pinyin: huǒqiāng; lit. 'fire spear') was a gunpowder weapon used by lighting it on fire, and is the ancestor of modern firearms. It first appeared in 10th–12th century China and was used to great effect during the Jin-Song Wars. It began as a small pyrotechnic device attached…
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