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Jul 1, 850
Discovery of Gunpowder
An enterprising alchemist was mixing ingrediants to find an elixir to make the emperor immortal, and when the mixture was exposed to flames, it exploded. The mixture consisted of sulphur, saltpeter and charcoal.
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Jan 1, 1380
Hand guns are known across Europe
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Jan 1, 1400
Matchlock gun appears
Early match guns are rare to find. Mostly used by militia in Colonial America. https://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/technique/gun-timeline/ -
Jan 1, 1498
Rifling principle is discovered.
known as broaching
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Jan 1, 1509
Invention of wheel lock
The wheel lock is also known as rose lock. It generates a spark mechanically.
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The first true flintlock.
A lid was added to the flash pan design. To expose or protect the powder, the lid had to be moved manually. The flintlock mechanism was designed to push back the lid and spark a flint at the same time.
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M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle
It was made to be known as the ¨walking fire¨-carried on your shoulder with a strap and used as a machine. Often fired from a bipod
