Hand cannon
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The hand cannon, also known as the gonne or handgonne, is the first true firearm and the successor of the fire lance. It is the oldest type of small arms, as well as the most mechanically simple form
Bronze cannon with inscription dated the 3rd year of the Zhiyuan era (1332) of the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368); discovered in Beijing in 1935.
Yuan dynasty bronze hand cannon, 1351
Turkish hand cannon
Ming dynasty hand cannon, 1409
Firearm
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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
Hand cannon
…cannon (simplified Chinese: 火铳; traditional Chinese: 火銃; pinyin: huǒchòng or 手铳; 手銃; shǒuchòng), also known as the gonne or handgonne, is the first true firearm and the successor of the fire lance. It is the oldest type of small arms, as well as the most mechanically simple form of metal barrel firearms. Unlike…
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