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1445:Flintlock
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721:Artillery
706:Gunpowder
628:Veuglaire
316:Gunpowder
215:Eltz Feud
160:explosion
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136:feathered
47:Millimete
1470:Snaplock
1303:Mons Meg
1151:Falconet
1141:Culverin
1103:Basilisk
1069:Wall gun
911:Petronel
811:Arquebus
803:Firearms
778:Timeline
669:Mons Meg
603:Culverin
588:Arquebus
392:"Cannon"
300:See also
238:Périgord
200:linstock
148:pressure
63:made of
1440:Doglock
1396:Naphtha
1373:Huo Che
1334:Bo-hiya
1322:rockets
1270:Basilic
1265:Bombard
1186:Lantaka
1131:Cetbang
963:muskets
699:Related
598:Bombard
311:Bombard
246:Quesnoy
242:Cambrai
196:armored
140:leather
71:in the
1552:Cannon
1379:Hwacha
1320:Early
1221:Prangi
1196:Mortar
1121:Cannon
1083:Early
1044:Musket
1024:Jingal
959:Rifles
921:Pistol
836:Dragon
690:France
503:
474:
445:
421:
346:
244:, and
204:muzzle
144:thrust
128:powder
124:bottle
118:, the
116:bronze
77:French
61:cannon
89:vasii
1324:and
1191:Lela
1093:Abus
961:and
765:and
501:ISBN
472:ISBN
443:ISBN
419:ISBN
344:ISBN
289:bore
224:The
170:The
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113:cast
93:vase
85:vasi
65:iron
53:The
532:in
95:".
87:or
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486:^
429:^
406:^
383:^
358:^
330:^
294:kg
240:,
221:.
178:,
134:,
41:A
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748:t
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