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Firearms have been around in Europe since the 1500's. So yes, they had guns.

The English and most European nations had what is called matchlock muskets. They were loaded from the muzzle end of the barrel. To fire the powder charge a piece of rope was kept lit near the breach where gun powder was stored in a little pan. When the trigger was pulled the match holder came down upon the gunpowder pan setting off the powder charge in the barrel thus firing the musket. This was replaced by the flintlock by American gunsmiths later on in our history.

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