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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...