MODELS
Heilongjiang hand cannon
c. 1288Dawn of Gunpowder
Oldest surviving firearm: a bronze hand cannon from Manchuria. A true metal-barreled gun, no longer an incendiary spear.
chinahand-cannonarchaeology
Oldest surviving firearm: a bronze hand cannon from Manchuria. A true metal-barreled gun, no longer an incendiary spear.