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The chinesse ,who invented gunpowder ,first used it in a wepon. They filled tubes with the powder and used it as a sort of rocket , aiming it at the enemy and lighting a fuse.
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First recorded use of a firearm was a pistol where the shooter lit a wick by hand. This ignited the gun powder withen and fired the projectile
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This gun wasfirst mechanically firing gun. The wicks were now attached to a clamp that sprang into gunpowder that was placed in a flash pan
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Wicks were replaced by the wheel lock.The wheel lock generates a spark after you pull the trigger which in turn ignites the powder
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They changed the design of the barrel from smoth bore to a rifled barrel. This means it had spiral grooves running the full lengh of the barrel. They also improved the ammunition from a musket ball to a minie ball.
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Th e back action lock was invented
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The pin fire cartridge was invented
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Invented by Joseph Laumann
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automatic handgun with a separate magazine in the grip
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