hand cannon

The hand cannon, also known as the gonne or handgonne, is the first true firearm and the successor of the fire lance. It is the oldest type of small arms, as well as the most mechanically simple form of metal barrel firearms. Unlike matchlock firearms it requires direct manual external ignition through a touch hole without any form of firing mechanism. It may also be considered a forerunner of the handgun. The hand cannon was widely used in China from the 13th century onward and later throughout Eurasia in the 14th century. In 15th century Europe, the hand cannon evolved to become the matchlock arquebus, which became the first firearm to have a trigger.

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  bedil tombak ⓘ
  type of Javanese hand cannon originally from Java

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  Bâton à feu ⓘ
  type of hand artillery

Frameless

Cavalier firing petronel

Belling(83Skibets 2.fag nordvæg, Korsbæring (1))

Hand Cannon (Chong), Chinese (MET, 2002.560)

Hand Cannon (Chong), Chinese (MET, 2002.560)

Belling(90)Skibets 2.fag nordvæg, Korsbæring (2)

Hand Cannon (Chong), Chinese (MET, 2002.560)

Arabs gunpowder weapons 2

Lgehumble 1400

Arabs gunpowder weapons 1

Scopitus (Spannelanges Rohr) Hand (after Paulus Sanctus, Bibliothek Richelieu)

• Medieval Handgonnes - book on handgonnes, English, 2010, online

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		bedil tombak	hand cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Unknown	hand cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1380	Bâton à feu	hand cannon	Wikidata
link	page		Statens historiska museers samlingar page@		Wikidata
link	page		Statens historiska museers samlingar page@		Wikidata
commons	image		Cavalier firing petronel		Commons
commons	image		Belling(83Skibets 2.fag nordvæg, Korsbæring (1))		Commons
commons	image		Hand Cannon (Chong), Chinese (MET, 2002.560)		Commons
commons	image		Hand Cannon (Chong), Chinese (MET, 2002.560)		Commons
commons	image		Belling(90)Skibets 2.fag nordvæg, Korsbæring (2)		Commons
commons	image		Hand Cannon (Chong), Chinese (MET, 2002.560)		Commons
commons	image		Arabs gunpowder weapons 2		Commons
commons	image		Lgehumble 1400		Commons
commons	image		Arabs gunpowder weapons 1		Commons
commons	image		Scopitus (Spannelanges Rohr) Hand (after Paulus Sanctus, Bibliothek Richelieu)		Commons