Most impacting guns to us

  • Period: Jan 1, 1300 to

    the span of the guns

  • First firearm to be recorded
    Jan 1, 1364

    First firearm to be recorded

    There was no date exactley to when it was recorded
  • The matchlock was created
    Jan 1, 1400

    The matchlock was created

    This was the first time a gun has ever had a mechanical lock on it.
  • Earliest experiments on the rifle were made
    Jan 1, 1450

    Earliest experiments on the rifle were made

    It is hard to date beack on how old the rifle is. That is just how old it is but some of the earliest experiments were recorded in the 1450's.
  • First pistol was invented
    Jan 1, 1500

    First pistol was invented

    A European gun that originated from the word "pistolet" which is french.
  • First colt revolver was invented

    First colt revolver was invented

    A gun that holds bullets in a cylinder shaped chamber.
  • Successful machine gun design was made

    Successful machine gun design was made

    These guns are usually attached to a mount to help first the gun. They will be found under the category of submachine guns.