CHAPTER 2 Flashcards
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The earliest account about a weapon that used gunpowder as propellant was the gun allegedly made by
a German monk named Berthold Schawrz in 1313.
These weapons were called ___ and they were manufactured in Ghent, Belgium.
“pots de fer” and “vasi”
o Pots de fer in english?
pots of fire
a chinese weapon that used gunpowder to create flame anf shoot projectiles
fire lance
o Potassium nitrate yung usual chemical na nasa gun powder pero sa black powder, gumamit si Berthold ng
potassium chlorate
- Another record about the beginnings of firearms was the use of “bombard” (ancient cannon) in 1346 by King Edward III of England during the
battle of Crecy
battle of Crecy known in history as the
Hundred Year’s War
- The first firearms that were developed were small arms in the form of miniature artillery weapons and were at first called
“Hand Cannons”.
was a simple, smooth - bore tube of iron, closed at the breech end except for an opening called a touchhole.
Firelock
, a saucer like depression in the barrel at the outer end of the touchhole.
flash pan
- It was set into a rounded piece of wood for holding under the arm. The tube was loaded with shot and powder and then fired by inserting a heated wire into the touchhole.
Firelock
, consisting of a piece of cord soaked in a solution of potassium nitrate and then dried, smoldered without flaming or becoming extinguished.
slow match
the charge of powder in the flash pan was difficult to ignite, was frequently affected by moisture in the atmosphere, and required re- priming just before use to ensure that misfire will not occur.
firelock
- This was introduced about the middle of 15th century as a type of musket.
matchlock
- This weapon was developed in the first quarter of 14th century.
firelock
that the slow match was clamped in the top of a device called serpentine - an S-shaped piece of metal pivoted in the center.
matchlock
- an S-shaped piece of metal pivoted in the center.
serpentine
A refinement in the shape of its stock to permit firing from the shoulder produced the
the harquebus (or arquebus
a primitive portable firearm used in the 15th and 16th centuries composed of barrel fitted in a long-bent stock.
the harquebus (or arquebus
- The firing mechanism consisted of a spring - driven wheel.
- When the wheel is released by a trigger mechanism, it rotates and the hardened steel rim rubs a lump of iron pyrites.
wheel lock
At approximately the same time as the wheel lock, gunsmiths introduced
rifled barrels.
was not generally accepted because of its complicated and expensive mechanism
wheel lock
- The snaphance was invented early in the 17th century.
- This type of firing mechanism consisted of a hammer powered by a trigger spring and bearing a piece of flint.
Snaphance
- The bottom limb of the L was used as a cover for the priming pan, to protect the powder from moisture until the upper limb was struck by the flint of the hammer.
- This action produced a shower of sparks when the powder in the pan was uncovered.
flintlock
