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The chinese used the deadly incendiary to create the first propulsion rocket.
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The first ever major battle that utilised the firearm
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Shooters lit wicks by hand which led to the powder chamber
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Wicks were now attached to the part to be lit, making firearms much more convenient
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Wicks were being replace with a wheel lock that created the spark to light the gun powder
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The firearm is now recognised globally, and now the flintlock is being developed right across the world.
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Samual Colt invents the first mass produced industrial firearm that achieves a semi-automatic status
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People start to look to other sources of propoulsion and in this case it was Compressed Air
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Dr Richard Gattling invents the first fully automatic fire arm, during the American civil war.
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The french army creates the first in-service bolt action rifle
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The first fully automatic rifle was developed, A winchester
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The US received the first M-16 rifles.
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An aspiring alchmist who mixed 75 parts saltpeter with 15 parts charcoal and 10 parts sulfur, discovered the first ever explosive incendiary.
