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1542:Huolongjing
1534:Literatures
1337:Faule Mette
1332:Faule Grete
1327:Dulle Griet
1190:Ekor lotong
1152:Baton a feu
1053:Jäger rifle
945:Muff pistol
900:Hand mortar
895:Hand cannon
870:Blunderbuss
684:Six day war
603:H Colburn,
424:needle fire
318:during the
220:swivel guns
218:, and four
216:wall-pieces
175:Bolt action
138:During the
113:barrel hook
85:hand cannon
71:rampart gun
1590:Categories
1445:Pen Huo Qi
1407:Greek fire
1398:Fire arrow
1283:Xanadu Gun
1270:Swivel gun
1260:Pot de fer
1200:Fauconneau
890:Fire lance
706:2009-03-31
528:2009-03-31
504:References
478:Volley gun
312:Opium Wars
173:versions.
156:highwaymen
67:swivel gun
48:smoothbore
44:wall piece
1552:Wubei Zhi
1524:Wheellock
1509:Snaphance
1494:Matchlock
1489:Flintlock
1455:Singijeon
1278:Veuglaire
1274:Tarasnice
1250:Organ gun
1215:Hongyipao
1180:Chongtong
1170:Carronade
1129:artillery
1093:Musketoon
960:Pepperbox
483:Organ gun
468:Istinggar
426:wall gun.
392:flintlock
316:Hong Kong
295:matchlock
191:HMS
185:Naval use
148:lead shot
125:matchlock
121:flintlock
116:vessels.
63:artillery
1514:Snaplock
1347:Mons Meg
1195:Falconet
1185:Culverin
1147:Basilisk
1113:Wall gun
955:Petronel
855:Arquebus
847:Firearms
822:Timeline
754:Gunboat!
721:Firearms
473:Punt gun
453:Zamburak
447:See also
364:carbines
286:), from
240:Far East
152:coachmen
127:musket.
81:amusette
40:wall gun
1616:Muskets
1484:Doglock
1440:Naphtha
1417:Huo Che
1378:Bo-hiya
1366:rockets
1314:Basilic
1309:Bombard
1230:Lantaka
1175:Cetbang
1007:muskets
360:jezails
345:Gallery
339:Kipling
327:Burmese
308:Taiping
304:Chinese
252:gingall
238:In the
209:Liguria
198:Liguria
167:caplock
76:hackbut
59:calibre
51:firearm
1423:Hwacha
1364:Early
1265:Prangi
1240:Mortar
1165:Cannon
1127:Early
1088:Musket
1068:Jingal
1003:Rifles
965:Pistol
880:Dragon
760:
335:bipods
300:musket
291:janjal
248:gingal
244:jingal
202:Espoir
193:Espoir
55:musket
18:Jingal
408:bipod
331:Prome
288:Hindi
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189:When
1368:and
1235:Lela
1137:Abus
1005:and
809:and
758:ISBN
631:2012
579:2009
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