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300
Explosions are used as entertainment In China
In China, heated bamboo sticks were used for explosions as entertainment -
850
The invention of gunpowder
Gunpowder was accidentally invented by Chinese alchemists that were trying to create the "elixir of life" -
Period: 850 to
The Era of Gunpowder
The Era of gunpowder started in China 1700 years ago, and now firearms are everywhere. who knows what the future might bring? -
900
The first use of gunpowder weaponry
In china, armies started using javelins with explosive tips and crude rockets -
1280
Gunpowder in Europe
Europeans discover the recipe of gunpowder -
1380
Handguns spread across Europe
The handgun is a small hand held cannon on a wooden shaft. It was commonly used during sieges -
1509
Wheel lock invented
A new firing mechanism, the 'wheel lock', is invented and the need to manually light a fuse to fire a gun -
Invention of the flintlock
The flintlock firing mechanism is invented, muskets are invented and first used by the Spanish against France. the age of gunpowder truly begins -
First automatic weapon
The Gatling Gun - the first weapon that can fire more than one shot without reloading is invented -
The Lee - Enfield
The First gun with a detachable magazine is invented, and used by the British Army. -
The STG - 44 the, first assault rifle
The first modern assault rifle was (some say its the second) invented in 1943 by Germany and used by the Wehrmacht -
AK - 47
The most reliable and most common assault rifle in the world, is created by Mikhail Kalachnikov
