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History of Firearms
Category:
Otro
Actualizado:
16 nov 2018
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1926
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Jo Hermee
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The Jin-Song Wars
Yuan Jurchen Troops
Creation of Xanadu Gun in 1298
Creation of Heilongjiang hand cannon in 1288
Earliest evidence of hand cannons appearing in Europe in 1326
Earliest evidence of the production of hand cannons in Europe in 1327
First recorded use of hand cannons in Europe
Gunpowder weapons have spread all around France by 1338
Hand cannons in India are attested to starting from 1366
The Josean Kingdom in Korea acquired acquired knowledge of gunpowder weapons in 1374
The Josean Kingdom in Korea begins to produce gunpowder weapons in 1377
Dai Viet solders were recorded using gunpowder weapons in 1390 to kill the king of Champa, Che Bong Nga
First appearance of firearms in Russia
Hand cannons first mentioned in Japan in 1510
The production of hand cannons in Japan started in 1543
The earliest surviving firearm from Europe (dates back to 1396)
Introduction of the paper cartaridge in 1586
Invention of wheel lock in 1509
The matchlock gun appears
Rifling Principle discovered
Rifling appears in firearms
The first flintlock in 1630
First use of firearm proof-marks
The begining of the widespread use of dueling pistols
The American Revolution begins in 1776
Percussion-cap guns are in general use
The invention of the back action lock
The first Colt Revolver
Guns begin to use pin-fire cartridges.
Shotguns in common use
The Crimean War 1854-1856
The Spencer Repeating Carbine patented
Breech loaded guns in common use
The American Civil War 1861-1865
The invention of the Gattling Gun
Center-fire cartiges introduced
First Assault Rifle, the StG 44, created in 1944
Invention of the AK-47 in 1947
Introduction of the M16 in the USA 1964
First semi-auto pistol invented in 1892
The first 9mm pistol created in 1902
WWI starts in 1914 and ends in 1918
Modern day 2018
The Sandy Hook School Shooting December 14 2012
Períodos
Black Powder in the 9th Century AD
The Fire Lance in the 10th Century AD
The most basic form of a gun emerged in the 11th Century AD
The earliest depiction of a gun from the 12th Century AD
Introduction of the hand cannon in the 13th Century AD
The Introduction of gunpowder weapons to Europe
The usage and production of gunpowder weapons continues to spread during the 16th Century AD
The evolution of the hand cannon in the 17 Century AD
The evolution of the firearm in the 19th Century
Firearms in the 20th century
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