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Fire- Arm

This is an animal-borne swivel gun that has a plain, round iron barrel that is attached to a wooden gunstock with the help of thick metal bands. The gun is loaded from the muzzle. The gun has a priming pan near the breech end. The gun doesn’t have a mechanical trigger.

Kind
artefact
Date
1600–1699 CE