In 1400 = Hand Gonne – firearm [The earliest 'hand gonne' was developed in the fifteenth century, but was not a great influence in battle. It was a small cannon with a touch-hole for ignition. It was unsteady, required that the user prop it on a stand, brace it with one hand against his chest and use his other hand to touch a lighted match to the touch-hole. It had an effective range of only about thirty to forty yards.]
The American Firearms Institute list this an a very important date in firearm History ........ We've come a long way! lol
The American Firearms Institute list this an a very important date in firearm History ........ We've come a long way! lol
