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The Heilongjiang hand cannon or hand-gun is a bronze hand cannon [1] manufactured no later than 1288 and is the world's oldest confirmed surviving firearm. [2] It weighs 3.55 kg (7.83 pounds) and is 34 centimeters (13.4 inches) long.
Bronze cannon with inscription dated the 3rd year of the Zhiyuan era (1332) of the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368); discovered in Beijing in 1935. The earliest artistic depiction of what might be a hand cannon—a rock sculpture found among the Dazu Rock Carvings—is dated to 1128, much earlier than any recorded or precisely dated archaeological samples, so it is possible that the concept of a ...
The oldest known bronze barrel handgun is the Heilongjiang hand cannon in 1288. [9] It is 34cm (13.4 inches) long without a handle and weighs 3.55 kg (7.83 pounds). The diameter of the powder chamber is 6.6cm (2.6 inches) [10] while the diameter of the interior at the end of the barrel is 2.5cm (1.0 inch). [11]
This is an extensive list of antique guns made before the year 1900 and including the first functioning firearms ever invented. The list is not comprehensive; create an entry for listings having none; multiple names are acceptable as cross-references, so that redirecting hyperlinks can be established for them.
The oldest surviving gun bearing a date of production is the Xanadu Gun, dated to 1298. [12] Other specimens have been dated to even earlier periods, such as the Wuwei Bronze Cannon , to 1227, and the Heilongjiang hand cannon , to 1288.
The oldest surviving firearm is the Heilongjiang hand cannon dated to 1288, which was discovered in modern-day Acheng District where the History of Yuan records that battles were fought. Li Ting, a military commander of Jurchen descent, led foot soldiers armed with hand cannons to suppress the rebellion of the Eastern Christian Mongol Prince ...
Gun-related homicide and suicide rates in high-income OECD countries, 2010, ordered by total death rates (homicide plus suicide plus other gun-related deaths) [59] From 1990 to 2015, global deaths from assault by firearm rose from 128,000 to 173,000, [ 60 ] [ 61 ] however this represents a drop in rate from 2.41/100,000 to 2.35/100,000, as ...
Boston Latin School, the oldest public high school in the United States Original building of Germantown Academy, the oldest nonsectarian day school in the United States [1] The following are the oldest public high schools in the United States that are still in operation.