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The Chinese who invented gunpowder (black powder) first used it in a weapon - gunpowder filled tubes aka rockets.
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First recorded use of a firearm - shooter lit wicks by hand that ingnited gunpowder that was loaded into the gun barrel.
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first mechanically firing of guns. Wicks were now attached to a clamp that sprang into gunpowder that was placed in a "flash pan".
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wicks were replaced the wheel lock that generated a spark for igniting the gunpowder.
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the flintlock did two things mechanically, it opened the lid of the flash pan and provided an igniting spark.
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Percussion-cap guns invented by Reverend John Forsyth - firing mechanism no longer uses flash pan, a tube lead straight into the gun barrel, the tupe had an exposive cap on it that exploded when struck
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Colt revolver - first mass-produced, multi-shot, revolving firearms
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