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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 history of the firearm begins in 10th-century China, when tubes containing gunpowder projectiles were mounted on spears to make portable fire lances. [1] Over the following centuries, the design evolved into various types, including portable firearms such as flintlocks and blunderbusses , and fixed cannons, and by the 15th century the ...
Organ gun, ribauldequin, ribauiidkin, ribault, rabauld (European) Petronel hand cannon (European) Pierrier a boite cannon (French) Pistol (European) Pot de fer cannon (French) Prangi, pranki, pranku, paranki, pranga, parangi, prangu, parangu, piranki, pirangi, farangi, firingi, firingiha cannon (Turkish, Indian) Pumhart von Steyr bombard (Austrian)
Forgotten Weapons frequently features unusual, [2] rare, odd, experimental, [3] or one-off firearms, such as the paratroop versions of the Empire of Japan's Arisaka Type 99 rifle featuring a folding stock attached to a cabinet hinge. [4]
Firearms were also used in defending against a Mongol invasion in 1449 and guns were in high demand along the northern borders where gun emplacements were common. [38] Several sources make it clear that Chinese military leaders found guns to be highly effective against nomads throughout the 15th and 16th centuries.
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Firearms were introduced to Japan in the 13th century during the first Mongol invasion and were referred to as teppÅ. [1] Portuguese firearms were introduced in 1543, [ 2 ] and intense development followed, with strong local manufacture during the period of conflicts of the late 16th century.
This is an extensive list of small arms—including pistols, revolvers, submachine guns, shotguns, battle rifles, assault rifles, sniper rifles, machine guns, personal defense weapons, carbines, designated marksman rifles, multiple-barrel firearms, grenade launchers, underwater firearms, anti-tank rifles, anti-materiel rifle and any other ...