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Jan 1, 1000
First ever sword
Although I'm not sure of the date invented, according to a source on Answers.com, the Dosya is the first sword ever made, it was found in North Korea. Dosya was made in the neolithic age, because it's shaped and sharp. (Sorry no picture) -
Jan 1, 1010
First ever hand grenade
Zhen Tian Lei (Chinese: 震天雷; pinyin: zhèntiānléi) is an early type of hand grenade developed in 10th century China. Its shell was made of cast iron and filled with gunpowder. The length of the fuse could be adjusted according to the intended throwing distance. (Sorry no picture) -
Jan 1, 1100
First ever gun
I think the oldest gun to be fired was around the 4th century when the Japanese used a crude form of black powder to shoot a stone out of a bamboo chute. Think of it as a cannon you held in your hand, as it had a wick you had to light to set of the charge. The Chinese discovered black power in the 8th century, which spawned the use of cannons in the western world in about the 12th century. -
Jan 1, 1232
First ever rocket / missile
Made by the Chinese, it was originally for fireworks, making the Chinese actually the first ever people to make fireworks but they were later used in battle. Some say that the first recorded use of a rocket in battle was by the Chinese in 1232 against the Mongol hordes. There were reports of fire arrows and 'iron pots' that could be heard for 5 leagues (25 km, or 15 miles) when they exploded upon impact, causing devastation for a radius of 600 meters (2,000 feet), apparently due to shrapnel. -
Jan 1, 1487
The first ever tank, Leonardo Da Vinci's tank
It was designed to be driven straight onto a battlefield and to decimate the enemy with its 360 degree cannons. As always, Leonardo took inspiration from nature for his designs, the outer shell of the tank is based on a turtle’s shell, Leonardo often took inspiration from nature for his inventions The tank was never made but a model was, but was then dismantled. -
Jan 1, 1487
Leonardo Da Vinci's giant crossbow (the Ballista)
The crossbow is also referred to as his Ballista. The machine was coiled or cocked by means of a worm gear (which he also designed), this enabled a huge mechanical advantage and allowed two men to fully draw back the huge bows of the crossbow.
Once cocked the machine could be fired be either hitting a release catch with a hammer or pulling on the catch with a rope, both mechanisms were designed by Leonardo for the firing of the crossbow. -
First ever submersible used in combat
The Turtle (also called the American Turtle) was the world's first submersible with a documented record of use in combat. It was built in Old Saybrook, Connecticut in 1775 by American Patriot David Bushnell as a means of attaching explosive charges to ships in a harbor. Bushnell designed it for use against British Royal Navy vessels occupying North American harbors during the American Revolutionary War. -
First ever machine gun
Named by the "Maxim" it's country of origin was the United kingdom and the first prototype was demonstrated to invited guests some time during October 1884 (which is way i just put the first day). it was used by the U.K., the Korean Empire, the United States, the Russian empire, the U.S.S.R., the German empire, Nazi Germany, the Ottoman empire, Poland, Finland, the Dervish state, the Kingdom of Italy and the Kingdom of Serbia during many wars. Research from wiki -
Morane-Saulnier monoplane
The French Morane-Saulnier monoplane, armed with forward firing machine guns through the propeller (protected by Armour plates) was introduced in April 1915. This innovation made the scouting aircraft a more effective fighter. -
Fokker E1
However, unlike the Morane-Saulnier monoplane, probably the first true fighter (i.e. designed only to shoot down other aircraft) was the German Fokker E1 monoplane with synchronized forward firing machine guns (the guns did not fire when the propeller was in front of the muzzle). This was introduced later that summer. It was produced from 1915 - 1916 and 54 were made. -
First ever tank to actually be made and used
The first ever tank was used during the First World War, it was named the "Mark I" and its main armament was Two Hotchkiss 6 pdr QFs with Four .303 in Vickers machine guns and its secondary armament include Three .303 in Hotchkiss Machine Guns and One .303 in Hotchkiss machine guns.it was used by the United Kingdom, Germany, the Imperial Japanese Army, the White Movement, the Soviet Union, the United States, France, Canada, Estonia and Latvia during the First World War and the Russian Civil War. -
The first sub machine gun
This was made by the Italians (Kingdom of Italy), they called it the Villar-Perosa and it was used on aircraft during the First World War (also known as "The Great war"). Research from wikipedia -
The first ever Assault rifle
The STG44, made by Nazi Germany in the Second World War, it was the first ever assault rifle in history. The Germans also made a special attachment that allowed it to shoot around corners, however with modern research, it turns out because of the way the bullet travelled down the attachment, it gave the assault rifle a shotgun effect. Research fromm wiki and documentary called "Weapons of the Axis." -
First ever jet fighter
The first ever jet fighter to actually be used in a war was the Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe. The ideas were drawn up in 1939, and the airplane first flew under jet power in 1942. -
First ever bazooka
The M1 bazooka was originally from the United States of America (U.S.A.) and was used from 1942 to 1957. It was used World War II, the Chinese Civil War, the Korean War and for a small use in the Vietnam War. -
First ever nuclear submarine
The idea for a nuclear-powered submarine was first proposed by the Naval Research Laboratory's Ross Gunn in 1939. The United States launched the USS Nautilus, the first nuclear submarine, in 1954. Nautilus could remain underwater for up to four months without resurfacing.
