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the history of the GUN

By Austin Nicholson
  • Mar 1, 1288

    first gun

    first gun
    The first gun was made in 1288 and it was more like a hand held cannon and it wasn't very accurate.

  • the flint lock

    the flint lock
    flint lockThe first flint lock was more accurate then the hand held cannon but it didnt always fire correctly. The flint lock weapons were used in the Revolutionary war.

  • rifling the into rifles

    rifling the into rifles
    riflingRifiling in the barrel of a gun improved its accuarcy and range because as the bullet goes through the barrel its spins and causes the bullet to travel more accurately. The U.S adopded this in the 1800s.

  • the bullet

    made howThe successful bullet was invented in 1848 by Christian Sharp. The bullet did more damage and was way more accurate then the musket ball.

  • The civil war springfield

    The civil war springfield
    springfieldThe springfield was the main rifle used in the civil war because it was more reliable and accurate then the musket used in the revolution.

  • The Gatling gun

    The Gatling gun
    rapidThe Gatling Gun was one of the BEST rapid fire gun in its time it could shoot up to 200 pounds per minute

  • First automatic gun BAR

    First automatic gun BAR
    BARThe BAR was invented in Mexico, and it was the worlds first automatic rifle.

  • The springfeild bolt action

    The springfeild bolt action
    1903The springfeild bolt action was a weapon that didn't take as long to load as the springfeild musket. All you had to do was pull a lever back to reload.

  • Guns shoot bigger calibers

    Guns shoot bigger calibers
    M16The M16 was an improvement on the caliber in which guns could shoot. The M16 was more powerful than most guns used in World War II and could shot a higher caliber bullet.
    the 16 was more accurate and shot a higher caliber bullet then the guns during World War 2

  • The M4a1 finest Assualt weapon created in the USA

    The M4a1 finest Assualt weapon created in the USA
    M4The M4 is just about better then the M16 in every way the range, fire porwer ,accuarcy ,damage ,ammo capacity and it dosent jam as much so its much more ideal for U.S. troops to use this weapon in combat and they are. The USA has already started replacing M16s with the more efficient M4