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The earliest form of matchlock in Europe appeared by 1411 and in the Ottoman Empire by 1425. [9] This early arquebus was a hand cannon with a serpentine lever to hold matches. [10] However this early arquebus did not have the matchlock mechanism traditionally associated with the weapon. The exact dating of the matchlock addition is disputed.
17th-century arquebus at the Château de Foix museum, France. An arquebus (/ ˈ ɑːr k (w) ə b ə s / AR-k(w)ə-bəs) is a form of long gun that appeared in Europe and the Ottoman Empire during the 15th century. An infantryman armed with an arquebus is called an arquebusier.
The earliest lock was the Matchlock that used a match to ignite the powder. These were smoothbore and muzzle-loaded. The Harquebus (Arquebus) and muskets prior to the 17th century are two examples of a matchlock [5] The Wheellock, was developed around 1500, used a spring loaded wheel to create an ignition. Like the matchlock, wheel-locks were ...
The Hindu inhabitants of Bali and Lombok, being the remnant of Majapahit hindus, [40] are famous for their manufacture of the matchlock. In the 1800s Alfred Wallace saw two guns of their manufacture, 6–7 ft (1.8–2.1 m) long, with a proportionately large bore. The wooden stock is well made, extended to the front end of the barrel.
Japanese ashigaru firing hinawajū.Night-shooting practice, using ropes to maintain proper firing elevation. Tanegashima (), most often called in Japanese and sometimes in English hinawajū (火縄銃, "matchlock gun"), was a type of matchlock-configured [1] arquebus [2] firearm introduced to Japan through the Portuguese Empire in 1543. [3]
For example, in 1358 during the Siege of Shaoxing the Ming army attacked the city and the defenders "used ... fire tubes to attack the enemy's advance guard". [7] The siege was won by the defenders, whose "fire tubes went off all at once, and the [attacker's] great army could not stand against them and had to withdraw."
[8]: 23 This resulted in the development of Java arquebus, which was also called a bedil. [1] Portuguese influence on Malay weaponry after the capture of Malacca (1511), resulted in a new type of hybrid tradition matchlock firearm, the istinggar. [9]: 53 Variety of Malay cannons: (1) Meriam kalok, short and squat swivel gun. (2) Lela.
In the Far East, a jingal, gingal or gingall (/ ˈ dʒ ɪ n ɡ ɔː l /), from Hindi janjal, was a type of large matchlock gun, usually a light piece mounted on a swivel. [8] It fired iron bullets 1.25 inches (3.18 cm) in diameter and was classified as a form of wall gun either by design or use. [ 9 ]