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In China, heated bamboo sticks were used for explosions as entertainment
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Gunpowder was accidentally invented by Chinese alchemists that were trying to create the "elixir of life"
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The Era of gunpowder started in China 1700 years ago, and now firearms are everywhere. who knows what the future might bring?
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In china, armies started using javelins with explosive tips and crude rockets
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Europeans discover the recipe of gunpowder
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The handgun is a small hand held cannon on a wooden shaft. It was commonly used during sieges
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A new firing mechanism, the 'wheel lock', is invented and the need to manually light a fuse to fire a gun
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The flintlock firing mechanism is invented, muskets are invented and first used by the Spanish against France. the age of gunpowder truly begins
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The Gatling Gun - the first weapon that can fire more than one shot without reloading is invented
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The First gun with a detachable magazine is invented, and used by the British Army.
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The first modern assault rifle was (some say its the second) invented in 1943 by Germany and used by the Wehrmacht
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The most reliable and most common assault rifle in the world, is created by Mikhail Kalachnikov
