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All about Guns

• Gunpowder is first invented


• The first “gun” was invented in 1132 called
the fire lance
• It wasn’t until 1232 that the Chinese would
fill tubes and make rockets
• Then in 1364 the first matchlock pistol is
made by a wick igniting gunpowder in a
barrel
More guns
• In 1509 the first wheel lock gun was
created wicks were replaced by wheel lock
to make sparks
• Then in 1630 the flintlock pistol was
created this opened up the lid of the flash
pan and made a spark
Pre guns
• Before the guns there were bow and
arrows for long range attacks, also there
were catapults. But when gunpowder was
created in 300 a.d. by a man named Ge
Hong they used for fireworks for hundreds
of years before it became used for
weapons
Importance to society
• Today guns are there wherever you look
at war recreation and hunting. Whether it
be sporting of protecting guns are indeed
a beautiful thing
• This is an AA-12 combat shotgun
• This is a Beowulf 50. Cal
• This is a 22. cal Beretta

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