History of firearm and mechanism
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The document traces the history and development of firearms from their origins in China in the 13th century to modern times. It discusses early firearms like the fire lance and the matchlock gun invented in the 14th century. Later mechanisms included the wheel lock gun of the 15th century and flintlock gun of the 16th century. Important developments were the percussion cap which replaced the flintlock and Samuel Colt's revolving firearms in the 1830s. Breech-loaded and repeating firearms became more common in the latter half of the 19th century, and the first automatic pistol was created in 1892.
History of firearm and mechanism
- 1. 1 *History of firearm and mechanism
- 2. 2 *Introduction *A firearm is a portable gun a barrelled weapon that launches one or more projectiles, by the action of an explosive force caused by pressure during the discharge of ammunition. *The first firearm was originated in 13th- century China.
- 3. 3 *History *Chinese invented black powder during the 9th century. *The first firearm was the fire lance.
- 5. 5 Matchlock gun *It was invented in 14th century. *The matchlock was the first mechanism invented to facilitate the firing of a hand-held firearm
- 6. 6 Wheel lock gun *It was invented in 15th century. *It generates a spark mechanically. With no wick to keep lit, the wheel lock is easier to use, and more reliable than the matchlock.
- 7. 7 Flint lock gun It was invented in 16th century and was lasted for 200years. A flint stone was used to lit the propellant. In the barrel.
- 8. Percussion firearm The percussion cap gun replaced the flint lock gun. In 1825 percussion cap guns were in general use.
- 9. 9 The first Colt revolver Samuel Colt developed the first multi-shot, revolving firearms. In 1835 it was developed.
- 10. 10 *Pin fire (1840) and Rim fire (1859) cartridges
- 11. 11 Breech loaded guns They were common in 1861. Shotguns They were introduced as a single purpose firearms. For example they were used for hunting of birds. Or any other kind of sport.
- 12. 12 Handgun The first automatic pistol was created by Joseph Laumann in 1892
- 13. 13 *Applications *Identification of firearms. *In administration of justice i.e. link perpetrator to a crime. *Identification of criminals.
- 14. 14 * References :- *http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/technique/gu n-timeline/ *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUzZvM9_iT8 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matchlock *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percussion_cap *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearm
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