firearm invented by chinese scientists and inventors (firelance)
Oct 2, 1364
hand cannon first made available on the battlefield during the rule of King Edward III
Period: Oct 1, 1400 to
Firearms history
Period: Oct 1, 1475 to Oct 2, 1475
arquebus invented and used on a massive scale
Oct 2, 1475
arquebus was invented and used on a massive scale by militaries
Oct 2, 1498
Rifling invented in 1498. (Probably came from archers experimenting with spiraling their feathers to get better accuracy)
Oct 2, 1517
Wheel lock invented around 1517said to be invented by Johann Kiefuss of Nuremburg in 1517 they were more expensive and difficult to produce
Oct 2, 1540
Snaplocks- appeared in late 1540s in possibly Southern germanycheap and easy to produce but outdated by 1640
Invented by french courtier in 1610 for King Louis XIII replaced eventually by percussion lock systems used from early 1600s to the mid 1800s
First Long Rifle (a.k.a Pennsylvania, or mistakenly named, Kentucky Rifle) was made by Martin Meylin in Willow Street, a census designated place, in Lancaster, PA
First Breech loading rifle was the Ferguson Rifle, designed in 1770.
Reverend John Forsyth invented the percussion cap in 1805.
First breech loading needle gun invented in 1841 by (JonannVon) Dreyse
First Full auto: Maxim Machine Gun in 1883
First Semi auto: Model 85 made by Ferdinand Ritter von Mannlicher in 1885