Hand cannon
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hand-cannon-206-9892018
title:
Hand cannon
text:
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 of metal barrel firearms. Unlike matchlock firearms it requires direct manual external ignition through a touch hole without any form of firing mechanism. It may also be considered a forerunner of the handgun. The hand cannon was widely used in China from the 13th century onward and later throughout
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Early firearm, 13th-15th century
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_cannon
date created:
2005-03-16T00:33:15Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T19:02:32Z
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