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Martin le Fanc: Champion des Dames, Flandern 1442

Siegfried Julius von Romocki aptly defined the term firearm in 1895 as: "… a tube from which projectiles are thrown by explosive force .…1)

In Central Europe, the first references to firearms and handguns appeared in the 1330s, and within a short time they had already changed the tactical and tactical nature of warfare. And most probably they were also responsible for the end of the classical knighthood.

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Arrow Guns

Schütze mit Pfeilbüchse. Walter de Milemete, Christ Church Ms 92 Fol. 70v

According to current doctrine, arrow guns are considered to be the forerunners of cannons in Central Europe, even before stone or metal balls were fired from barrels.

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Excursus Tannenberg Rifle

Tannenbergbüchse 1 (A), Tannenbergbüchse 2 (E), Ladestock (D); Hefner, Wolf (1850): Tafel VII

The best-known early firearm in the German-speaking world is the so-called Tannenberg Rifle.

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Aiming Techniques

Rechts- und Linksschützen - Diebold Schilling d Ä - Spiezer Chronik Mss HH I 16 - Fol. 460

Contemporary documents from the 15th and early 16th centuries provide a wealth of illustrations of how historical riflemen donned and fired their weapons.

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Lighting Techniques

Büchsenschütze mit Loseisen und Glutpfanne, Sammelhandschrift zur Kriegskunst, ÖNB Wien Cod. MS 3062 fol. 126r, um 1437

Early rifles had no mechanical ignition devices or triggers, and they had no priming charges. They had to be ignited by hand and there was still no thought of a hand-held ignition system.

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