May 22, 2016 · Introduction to the Matchlock The matchlock musket was one of the first firearms that proved to be important and decisive in warfare (the other being the cannon), this lasting from the late …

May 13, 2017 · The earliest reference to a 'snapping matchlock' design (where there's a trigger that's pulled to lower the match) that I can find is 1475. Yeah, in books like "Tools of War: History of …

Jan 9, 2025 · Yes, note our matchlock friends lasted a good bit longer than popularly envisioned as they were cheap for both royal armies and private citizens. As citizenry were more the population of gun …

Aug 7, 2018 · This was the special matchlock used by Sanada Nobushige (真田信繁) in the AD 1615 Summer Siege of Osaka. In Japanese, it was known as "馬上宿許筒". It took less time in reloading …

I wanted to compare the power of ancient and modern weapons so I did this table of the kinetic energy of different weapons, all in ft-lbs. I got the data from all over the internet so feel free to correct or add …

May 2, 2017 · That's definitely a situation where you've potential close-quarter fighting and would need something smaller than those big muskets/arquebuses that required a forked rest. Were there any …

Sep 21, 2018 · To my knowledge, snaplock mechanisms in the 17th century would have provided a cheaper alternative for handguns compared to wheel-locks (and obviously more practical than a …

Dec 7, 2022 · Granted, a decent matchlock musket can outrange many bows (though I don't know how they might compare to Japanese bows), and they can hit with much more power and damage. Add …

Nov 8, 2025 · Try also Matchlock musket in China - Wikipedia and Matchlock Gun with Carved Red Lacquer Stock - Chinese - The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Matchlock Gun (清 鳥銃) - Chinese - …

Jan 22, 2024 · Just to clarify I was comparing it to European hand-cannons, not matchlocks. It would have certain advantages over the former but definitely not the latter. I agree with the Chinese method …