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A type of a gun.
Dorcas Tremblay
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What types of gun were made in the 1700s?
Matchlocks and wheellocks
What weapons did Japan use during the 1700s?
Teppo matchlocks, or imported flintlocks.
What type of musket is older than the flintlock musket?
There were matchlocks before flintlocks. They used a slow burning string, something like a fuse. The "hammer" held this in a clamp and when the trigger was pulled the lit "match" touched the priming powder in the pan (with any luck) firing the gun.
What does matchlocks look like?
They are muzzle loading muskets (long guns)- or rarely, pistols (short guns). Matchlock means that a slow match (a smoldering piece of thin cord) is pressed into the priming powder to make the gun fire. The link below is to a good photo of a typical matchlock musket.
What do matchlocks look like?
A Japanese matchlock rifle 28 bore. Signed barrel round with aiming flat on top, 75cm, overall length 108cm. All brass furniture. Fully stocked. Japanese type flower inleted near flash pan. I got this answer off the internet. Go to http://www.henrykrank.com/mfsr122.html
Was matches around during World War 2?
Yes, and during World War 1, and lighters were also around for both world wars. Actually, matches have been around for a very long time. They were used to light cannons and early firearms called matchlocks. They had to be lit from a fire, however, and self-striking matches were not invented until the 19th Century.
What is the purpose of a flint striker?
To make sparks, such as to catch 'tinder' aflame to start a fire. Flints were also used in old muskets and rifles (called flintlocks) to ignite gunpowder and fire the weapon. Before flintlocks were matchlocks, that used a little bit of burning rope in ther mechanism. After flintlocks were caplocks, that used a small 'cap' easily ignited when struck.
What supplies did Columbus take on his first voyage?
Columbus only brought the necessities on his voyages. He brought along plenty of food like meat, fish and cheese, water, tools for navigation like maps, rulers and compasses, and items used for trade like jewelry and spices.
What type of weapons did Christopher Columbus have?
Yes, But not in the way you are thinking. The Spanish may have had some Arquebus matchlocks, a very early version of a musket, but Swords and Crossbows were still the go to weapon for serious combat. Even without the firepower, Europeanadvancesin armor and metal forging would make a well armored Spanish Knight more then a match for any Native fighter..In 1492 firearms were not wide spread yet. While Cannons were starting to be commonplace on Ships, Musketeers did not become common place on the ground until the 1500s (16th Century). It was not simply a switch to firearms. Both Swords and Muskets co-existedfor several Centuries before the technology improved - mainly the invention of theBayonet-combining the two.Most people associate the Musketbearing English that followed in Columbus's footsteps years later with theimageryofthe stereotypicalEuropean Explorer. Which is where the common misconception comes from.Source:http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/theconquest/a/09armsconquest.htm
Where did the rifle musket come from?
Originally muskets were long barrelled smoothbore firearms that were used in volley fire arrangement and became a feature of formal combat in the 16th century. At first they were matchlocks (used extensively in the Thirty Years War and the English Civil War). In the early 18th century muskets incorporated flintlocks and were used in many conflicts, including the Jacobite War (1745), the American Revolution (1776) and the Napoleonic Wars (1798-1815). The Rifle Musket first saw it's appearance in America during the Mexican War when they were issued to Mississippi regiments under the command of Col. Jefferson Davis. These differed from conventional muskets in that they were rifled and extremely accurate and effective. The invention of the conical bullet (Minie ball) in the early 1850's made rifled muskets easier to load and smoothbore muskets became obsolete. Springfield and Harpers Ferry Armory were making these weapons before the Civil War and Great Britain also began the manufacture of excellent rifled muskets (Endfield 1858). Rifled Muskets were the primary weapon of the American War of Rebellion (Civil War)
What is a light flintlock musket called?
A flintlock firearm uses a springloaded hammer with a flint attached to strike against a hinged steel plate in order to shower sparks into a shallow pan filled with a small amount of black powder in order to ignite (shoot) a weapon. They were originally invented in Germany in the middle 1600's and were the standard military weapon (musket) from that time until about 1830 when they were replaced by the percussion Cap system. The flintlock musket is the weapon prominent in the American Revolution and the Napoloenic Wars. Usually loaded through the muzzle with tha aid of a ramrod, a slow and cumbersome process.
How many steps to become a knight in the middle ages?
AnswerA noble boy who showed promise would start training at about 7 or 8 years old. When he turned 12-13 he would be a page for a knight and take care of the knights items and horse. If he stilled showed promise he would do this until 21 when he could become a full knight. Here is an interesting fact: It was against the law for knights to wear rings. AnswerEarly in the Middle Ages, a man could become a knight by acquiring, by whatever means, a horse, a weapon, and some armor, all suitable for heavy cavalry, and going into the military service of some lord or prince. Later on, with the rise of feudalism, under Charlemagne, about the year 800 AD, the training became formalized. Usually, boy went into service for a knight as a page, then graduated to become a squire about the time of puberty, and finally went through rather intricate rituals involving fasting, praying, a vigil, and ceremonies, to become a knight at about 20 or 21. There was a lot of variation in this, and the time was sometimes severely shortened in times of war. This all became much more important when people learned to use stirrups (no, I am not kidding).Later yet, the knighthood declined in importance, particularly in the Late Middle ages (1300 to 1453). The invention of gunpowder is said to be a cause, but a review of the battles of the Hundred Years' War shows that guns were not necessary; longbows were far cheaper to field and far more destructive than matchlocks ever could be. Nevertheless, for whatever reason, the time came when anything you did that pleased the king, even giving a particularly enthusiastic toast at a feast, could result in immediate knighthood.
