various primitive firearms are described here

1. HISTORY OF
DEVELOPMENT
OF FIREARMS
SUBMITTED BY : SONAM GUPTA

2. THERE ARE 7 DEVELOPMENT PHASES IN THE FIREARMS, WHICH ARE
1.CANNON LOCK
2.MATCH LOCK
3.WHEEL LOCK
4.SNAPHAUNCE
5.FLINT LOCK
6.PERCUSSION SYSTEM
7.BREECHLOCK

3. EARLY CANNON

4. 2.MATCHLOCK
• CONSTRUCTION,SAME AS HANDCANNON
• SLOW BURNINGPIECEOF CORD,SOAKEDIN SALTPETRE IS USED TO IGNITEPRIMING CHARGE,HELD IN COVEREDHOOK
• IGNITIONINITIATEDTHROUGHTOUCHHOLE,LIGHTED,GLOWINGEND OF THE MATCHLOWERSON A CONCAVEFLASH PAN,
POWDER COMMUNICATESTHE FIRE TO MAIN CHARGE
• ADVANTAGES
• CANBE FIREDWITHONEAND OPPORTUNITYTO AIM IT
• DISADVANTAGE
• REQUIRESLOW BURNINGMATCHFOR IGNITION,NO SURPRISEATTACK
• NO USE IN DAMP AND RAINYCONDITION
• REVEALSSHOOTERSPOSITION

6. 1. CANNON LOCK :-
2. MADE UP OF IRON OR BRONZE FITTED TO A FRAME WITH METAL LEATHER THIS
3. WEAPONS WERE LOADED THROUGH MUZZLE END
4. A SMALL HOLE AT THE BREECH END IS PROVIDED WITH A PAN INTO WHICH A PRIMING CHARGE OF POWDER IS
PLACED
5. FIRE FLASHES THROUGH TOUCH HOLE INTO MAIN POWDER TO DISCHARGE WEAPON
6. DISADVANTAGES
7. CLUMPSY,SLOW FIRE , DIFFICULT TO AIM
8. INACCURATE EXCEPT VERY CLOSE, RAIN DAMP WEATHER HAS ADVERSE
EFFECT TO DISCHARGE WEAPON

7. 3.WHEEL LOCK
• FRICTION WHEEL MECHANISM TO CAUSE A SPARK FOR FIRING
• 1ST SELF IGNITION FIREARMS
• IT’S NAME IS FROM ROTATING FIREARMS
• DEVELOPED IN EUROPE AROUND 1500

9. 4.SNAPHAUNCE.
• FIRST APPEARED AROUND 1570 AND WAS REALLY AN EARLY FORM OF FLINT
LOCK
• WORKED BY ATTACHING THE FLINT TO SPRING LOADED ARM
• ADVANTAGE:-
• MUCH SIMPLER AND LESS EXPENSIVE

11. 5.THE FLINT LOCK
• IT IS GENERAL TERM FOR ANY FIREARMS THAT USES FLINT STRIKING IGNITION
MECHANISM
• IT IS INVENTED IN LONDON
• RAPIDLY REPLACED EARLIER FIREARMS IGNITION TECHNOLOGY
• ADVANTAGES:- INTRODUCED RIFLING
DISADVANTAGE:-FLINT AND SPRING WEAR OUT OR BREAK

13. 6.PERCUSHION LOCK:-
• INTRODUCED IN 1820,IS A TYPE OF SINGLE USE IGNITION DEVICE
• IT WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE DISCOVERY OF A CHEMICAL COMPOUND
CALLED MERCURIC FULMINATE HG(ONC)2
• USED A PERCUSSION CAP STRUCK BY THE HAMMER TO SET OFF THE MAIN
CHARGE

15. 7.BREECH LOCK FIREARMS:-
• TERM USED TO DESCRIBE THE DESIGN OF A BREACH RELOADING FIREARMS
ACTION
• THE TERM IS IMPORTANT IN UNDERSTANDING HOW A SELF-RELOADING
FIREARMS WORK
• THE SOURCE OF POWER FOR THE MOVEMENT IS RECOIL

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