A gun corps member fires a blank shot with a large matchlock rifle in the city of Oita on Dec. 12, 2021. (Mainichi/Yuki Imano) Gun corps members fire blank shots with matchlock rifles in the city of ...

Historical timeline of the development of modern weapons starting at 1364 with the first recorded use of a firearm and ending in 1892 with the introduction of automatic handguns. 1364 - First recorded ...

SUWA, Nagano -- A team of "matchlock samurai" clad in full battle gear recently demonstrated ancient artillery at the Takashima Castle Festival in this central Japan city. Amid the sound of conch ...

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