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Firearm mechanism
A matchlock or firelock is a historical type of firearm wherein the gunpowder is ignited by a burning piece of flammable cord or twine that is in contact
Matchlock
Early Ottoman firearm
The Ottoman matchlock musket (Turkish: fitilli tüfenk), an early Ottoman firearm, used from the mid-15th to the late 17th century. Very little is known
Ottoman_matchlock_musket
Type of matchlock mechanism used to ignite early firearms
The snap matchlock is a type of matchlock mechanism used to ignite early firearms. It was used in Europe from about 1475 to 1640, and in Japan from 1543
Snap_matchlock
Japanese snap matchlock firearm
called in Japanese and sometimes in English hinawajū (火縄銃, "matchlock gun"), was a type of matchlock-configured arquebus firearm introduced to Japan through
Tanegashima_(gun)
Type of long gun appearing in 15th-century Europe
early 15th century. The addition of a shoulder stock, priming pan, and matchlock mechanism in the late 15th century turned the arquebus into a handheld
Arquebus
1941 children's book by Walter D. Edmonds
The Matchlock Gun is a children's book by Walter D. Edmonds. It won the Newbery Medal for excellence as the most distinguished contribution to American
The_Matchlock_Gun
Musket used in Ming China and Korea
Chinese and Korean name for snap matchlock muskets. There are multiple theories about the origin of the name for the matchlock musket in Chinese, which has
Bird_gun
Matchlock musket was used in China as both military and civilian weapon from the middle of 16th century, and were still part of the armament of the Qing
Matchlock_musket_in_China
Firearm with flint-striking ignition
gradually replaced earlier firearm-ignition technologies, such as the matchlock, the wheellock, and the earlier flintlock mechanisms such as the snaplock
Flintlock
Firearm of the Ottoman Empire
denoting a matchlock arquebus. It is not known whether these earliest Ottoman arquebuses had a serpentine lock or a more advanced matchlock mechanism.
Shishana
Smoothbore muzzle-loaded long gun (firearm)
16th to 17th centuries. Locks came in many different varieties. Early matchlock and wheel lock mechanisms were replaced by later flintlock mechanisms
Musket
Japan more than 250 years later. The first documented introduction of the matchlock which became known as the tanegashima was through the Portuguese in 1543
Firearms_of_Japan
Early firearm, 13th-15th century
as the most mechanically simple form of metal barrel firearms. Unlike matchlock firearms it requires direct manual external ignition through a touch hole
Hand_cannon
Maritime Southeast Asian matchlock firearm
The term "istinggar" refers to a type of matchlock firearm built by the various ethnic groups of the Maritime Southeast Asia. The firearm is a result
Istinggar
Firearms used during 14th - 17th century China
early 16th century Turkish and Portuguese breech-loading swivel guns and matchlock firearms were incorporated into the Ming arsenal. In the 17th century
Gunpowder weapons in the Ming dynasty
Gunpowder_weapons_in_the_Ming_dynasty
Mechanism in early firearms
firearms in the first half of the 15th century. The simplest form of matchlock, used on early arquebuses and (after 1520) muskets. At the beginning of
Serpentine_lock
Firearm action
fire. It was the next major development in firearms technology after the matchlock, and the first self-igniting firearm. Its name is from its rotating steel
Wheellock
Gun for an individual
to the barrel length (e.g. 24 inches), to the firing mechanism (e.g. matchlock, flintlock, wheellock, caplock or primer-ignited such as needlefire, pinfire
Firearm
Japanese firearm
The bajō-zutsu (馬上筒; literally "horseback(-riding) barrel") was a tanegashima in the form of a pistol. Bajō-zutsu were used by mounted samurai in feudal
Bajō-zutsu
Slow-burning cord or twine fuse
used by early gunpowder musketeers, artillerymen, and soldiers to ignite matchlock muskets, cannons, shells, and petards. Slow matches were most suitable
Slow_match
Firearm
century to throw fused grenades. The action was similar to a flintlock, matchlock, or wheellock firearm (depending on the date of production), but the barrel
Hand_mortar
1575 Oda-Tokugawa victory over the Takeda clan
cause of victory was something else. However, there is no doubt that matchlock guns played an active role, including in the sniping death of Yamagata
Battle_of_Nagashino
Japanese martial art
powder firearm usage. Hōjutsu is still practiced today, often with antique matchlock firearms such as the tanegashima. The martial art is most common in Japan
Hōjutsu
Weaponry of the Mughal Empire
used for long range attacks were the bow and arrow (Kaman & Tir), the matchlock (Banduq or Tufanq) and the pistols. Rockets were also used by the artillerymen
Mughal_weapons
Indian rifle
toradar (Hindi: तोरादार, Persian: تورادار, Punjabi: ਤੋਰਾਦਾਰ) is a Indian matchlock primarily found in the Mughal Empire and Mysore dating from the 16th century
Toradar
Component of the firearm cartridge for initiating propellant combustion
attempt to make the process of firing a small arm easier was the "matchlock". The matchlock incorporated a "lock" (so-called because of its resemblance to
Primer_(firearms)
Long arquebus or musket from Java
artillery. In The Commentaries of the Great Afonso Dalboquerque "large matchlock" is frequently mentioned throughout the book. During the first attack
Java_arquebus
pivoting matchlock mechanism that was later modified by Zhao into the first mechanism using rack and pinion. One major obstacle preventing matchlock guns
History_of_the_firearm
Infantry employed by the samurai class of feudal Japan
cloth backing. In the 16th century the ashigaru were also armed with matchlocks of the type known as tanegashima. Small banners called sashimono could
Ashigaru
Type of firearm
(2.5 cm). This made them more accurate than the standard flintlock or matchlock musket. George Washington acquired several wall guns during the American
Wall_gun
Warfare during the gunpowder era
a new lighter matchlock musket. Throughout the 16th century and up until 1690, muskets used the matchlock design. However, the matchlock design was superseded
Early_modern_warfare
is credited with overseeing the manufacture of the first Japanese-made matchlock arquebus. Tsuda Kazunaga was said to be a descendant of Kusunoki Masashige
Tsuda_Kazunaga
Type of firearm propellant
Admiral Seydi Ali Reis is known to have introduced the earliest type of matchlock weapons, which the Ottomans used against the Portuguese during the Siege
Gunpowder
Swedish musket
its basic style lasted for many years—until the end of the 1680s. The matchlock was the dominant mechanism on the Swedish Army soldiers' muskets as well
Swedish_Land_Pattern_Musket
Type of linear actuator
arquebus (軒轅銃), featuring a rack-and-pinion matchlock mechanism derived from an Ottoman Turkish matchlock design. The Wu Pei Chih (1621) later described
Rack_and_pinion
Chinese military book
The Wubei Zhi (Chinese: 武備志; Treatise on Armament Technology or Records of Armaments and Military Provisions) is a military book in Chinese history. It
Wubei_Zhi
Short-barreled firearm designed to be operated with one hand
guns benefited from its compact size. The matchlock appeared in Europe in the mid-15th century. The matchlock was the first mechanism invented to facilitate
Handgun
Historical Vietnamese firearms
needed] Malay and Vietnamese Trịnh soldiers used bamboo covers on their matchlock arquebus barrels and bound them with rattan, to keep them dry when marching
Jiaozhi_arquebus
Type of firearm mechanism
corresponding law in Florence describing the different locks speak of matchlock, wheellock, and a lock with stone and steel. In these cases it is more
Snaplock
matchlocks were introduced in 1543. During the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598), the forces of Toyotomi Hideyoshi effectively used matchlock firearms
History_of_gunpowder
Functional mechanism of breech-loading
the muzzleloader ignition mechanism is referred to as the lock (e.g. matchlock, wheellock, flintlock, and caplock). Single-shot actions operate only
Action_(firearms)
Babur. At the Battle of Panipat and Battle of Khanwa, he commanded the Matchlock gun infantry. His role in these battles as commander of rifle troops was
Mustafa_Rumi
1526–1857 empire in South Asia
he received in the form of the newest of battlefield inventions, the matchlock gun and cast cannons, as well as instructors to train his men to use them
Mughal_Empire
Type of firearm with a flared muzzle
Germany in the mid-16th century, early examples of blunderbuss were either matchlock or wheellock firearms. A book published in Frankfurt in 1556 titled Von
Blunderbuss
dvopuška, Latin: Barbatae maiores sive dupplae), a very heavy variant of matchlock arquebus, used as light artillery in Germany and Habsburg empire in 16th
Doppelhaken
Multi-barrel firearm
firearms and metal-cased ammunition systems used in breechloading firearms: matchlock, wheellock, flintlock, caplock, pinfire, rimfire, and centerfire. The
Pepper-box
Device that launches projectiles
was added to the arquebus around 1470 and the matchlock mechanism sometime before 1475. The matchlock arquebus was the first firearm equipped with a
Gun
1619 Later Jin–Ming battles
defeating Ming and Joseon forces equipped with hand cannons, cannons, and matchlocks. Prior to the battle, Nurhaci had unified the Jurchen people, excluding
Battle_of_Sarhū
Firearm component
the touch hole on muzzle-loading guns. Flash pans are found on gonnes, matchlocks, wheellocks, snaplocks, snaphances, and flintlocks. The flash pan probably
Flash_pan
Ignition system for early firearms
early 17th century. It quickly replaced earlier technologies, such as the matchlock, wheellock and earlier flintlocks. It continued to be in common use for
Flintlock_mechanism
1985 short story by Harry Turtledove
their assault, things take a turn for the absurd—the Roxolani attack with matchlock weapons and black powder explosives. Humans retaliate with automatic weapons
The Road Not Taken (short story)
The_Road_Not_Taken_(short_story)
Ethnic group native to southeastern China and Taiwan
In the past the Hakka in Taiwan owned matchlock muskets.[citation needed] Han people traded and sold matchlock muskets to the Taiwanese Indigenous peoples
Hakka_people
Type of firearm mechanism
replacing the matchlock in the hands of infantry, though the latter issue became less prominent as technology improved. By 1645 a matchlock musket cost
Snaphance
Vassal of the Shimazu clan (1520–1561)
were essential in uniting the Shimazu clan. Tada'aki had his troops use matchlock guns at the Siege of Kajiki in 1549. This was the first use of firearms
Ijūin_Tadaaki
Period of Japanese history from 1467 to 1615
hemorrhage in 1578 at the young age of 49. When the Portuguese brought the matchlock gun to Japan in 1543, it was mass-produced in Japan, and a gun called
Sengoku_period
Type of soldier equipped with a musket
between the Dutch provinces and Spanish rule. These early firearms were matchlock muskets, which required a burning match to ignite the gunpowder. The Dutch
Musketeer
Type of light infantry arranged in lines, now obsolete
to the customary ten. He also replaced older arquebuses with improved matchlock muskets, initially fired from forked rests and later by lighter models
Line_infantry
Japanese samurai and warlord (1534–1582)
Warring States period and restoring peace and order. Starting with the matchlock gun, Nobunaga paved the way for unifying the country through a chain of
Oda_Nobunaga
State in northwestern India
Akbar shoots the Rajput commander Jaimal using a matchlock, during the Siege of Chittor (1567–1568).
Rajasthan
Japanese island chain
driven to Tanegashima. Tanegashima Tokitaka succeeded in reproducing matchlock rifles obtained from the Portuguese. Within a few decades, firearms, then
Ryukyu_Islands
1543–1614 period of Japanese history
resulting technological and cultural exchange included the introduction of matchlock firearms, cannons, galleon-style shipbuilding, and Christianity to Japan
Nanban_trade
Constantinople in 1453. Early arquebuses prior to the matchlock were just hand cannons with a hook A serpentine matchlock mechanism A hwacha assembly and disassembly
Timeline_of_the_gunpowder_age
2018 video game and media franchise
The Thousand Noble Musketeers (千銃士, Senjūshi) is a Japanese smartphone game developed by Line Games and Marvelous Entertainment, where players collect
The_Thousand_Musketeers
Infantry formation
did not adopt such tactics. Nor was the proliferation of the flintlock; matchlocks remained the most common firearms in India, China, and Southeast Asia
Pike_and_shot
Colonial empire between 1469 and 1999
which they then reverse engineered and mass-produced in China such as matchlock musket arquebuses which they named bird guns and breech-loading swivel
Portuguese_Empire
American reality television series episodes
portraits of Napoleon Bonaparte and Joséphine de Beauharnais; an antique matchlock key gun dating from about the 17th century; an ivory tusk that Rick immediately
List_of_Pawn_Stars_episodes
Japanese elite military unit
Enfield guns, vastly superior to the percussion Gewehr smoothbore guns and matchlock Tanegashima possessed by the other Shogunal troops. The troops were trained
Denshūtai
Sikh military confederation (1748–1799)
own horses and equipment. A standard cavalryman was armed with a spear, matchlock, and scimitar. How the armies of the Sikh misls received payment varied
Sikh_Confederacy
Designation given to a South Asian soldier
early globalization of military workforces. The earliest sepoys used matchlock muskets and operated bulky and inefficient cannons to a limited extent
Sepoy
Japanese jidaigeki film
corners Hanshirō and prepares to kill him not with swords, but with three matchlock guns. As Hanshirō commits seppuku, he is simultaneously shot by all three
Harakiri_(1962_film)
Type of firearm mechanism
the firing of arquebuses. Problems were caused on both wheellocks and matchlocks, firstly by wind blowing away the gunpowder when the pan cover was opened
Miquelet_lock
Use of stacked charges in a firearm
superimposed load is a method used by various muzzle-loading firearms, from matchlocks to caplocks, including a few modern weapons, such as Metal Storm, to fire
Superposed_load
Armor originating from Japan
principally the Portuguese Empire, which is known as the Nanban trade. Matchlock guns were sold to the Japanese in the 1500s, who rapidly improved them
Japanese_armour
1526–1752 wars between the Mughal Empire and Afghans
(paymaster) of this Mughal command. The host consisted of four thousand matchlock-men, one thousand picked cavalry of Islam Khan I, one hundred imperial
Mughal–Afghan_Wars
Type of polearm with axe blade topped with a spike
position became more defensive, to protect the slow-loading arquebusiers and matchlock musketeers from sudden attacks by cavalry, the percentage of halberdiers
Halberd
2002 video game
short and long-range weapons throughout the game, including a bow and a matchlock rifle. Jubei is able to use magic by wielding element-based weapons. When
Onimusha_2:_Samurai's_Destiny
Gun laws in China
dating to the Eastern Han dynasty. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, matchlock muskets were used in China, and the Chinese used the term "bird-gun" (Chinese:
Gun_control_in_China
Small hole near the rear portion (breech) of a cannon or muzzleloading gun
(where the combustion of the propellant occurs), either with a slow match (matchlock), a linstock or a flash pan ignited by some type of pyrite- (wheellock)
Touch_hole
2025 video game
Tsushima, and Atsu can also gain access to a tanegashima (matchlock rifle) and a tanzutsu (matchlock pistol). Returning elements from Tsushima's gameplay are
Ghost_of_Yōtei
1557 siege during the Mughal reconquest
troops. The Afghan garrison resisted during 6 months using artillery and matchlocks, but had to surrender when food ran out. Sikandar surrendered to the Mughal
Siege_of_Mankot_(1557)
Musket
Napoleonic Wars had a large impact on European firearm design. Unlike earlier matchlock or flintlock ignition systems, percussion caps fed by a percussion lock
Bavarian_Model_1842_Musket
1757 battle of the Seven Years' War
vanguard came upon the Nawab's advanced guard, who, after firing with their matchlocks and rockets, ran away. They continued forward for some distance until
Battle_of_Plassey
1526 battle during the Mughal conquest of the Delhi Sultanate
army was 12,000 strong. At least part of the force were equipped with matchlock muskets. His cavalry fought as horse archers. He also had between 15 and
First_Battle_of_Panipat
English military officer (1584–1656)
They panicked, but Standish calmed them, urging them not to fire their matchlock muskets unnecessarily. The incident took place in Eastham, Massachusetts
Myles_Standish
2010 novel by Brent Weeks
pre-industrial fantasy world that is more advanced than most, featuring matchlock gunpowder weapons and widespread use of simple machines like pulleys and
The_Black_Prism
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to 1520
because Selim I provided Babur's Uzbek rival Ubaydullah Khan with powerful matchlocks and cannons. In 1507, when ordered to accept Selim I as his rightful suzerain
Selim_I
Revolver
Japanese pistol development despite the international influence, with the matchlock being the most common domestic Japanese handgun 40 years earlier. Production
Type_26_revolver
Maharana of Mewar from 1509 to 1528
(60 km) west of Agra, the Mughals were victorious due to their cannons, matchlocks and other firearms. Sanga was struck by an arrow in mid-battle and was
Rana_Sanga
Type of light black-powder cannon
could also be used to fire grapeshot. The falconet resembled an oversized matchlock musket with two wheels attached to improve mobility. In 1620s Germany
Falconet_(cannon)
Indian mercenaries
Barq-andaz, Barqandaaz, or Barkandaz) was a type of Hindustani mercenary matchlock-man in India during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, during the Mughal
Burkundaz
Real-time strategy video game by Big Huge Games
representing the great advantage of flintlock muskets over the earlier matchlock muskets and showing increased attack power and reload speed. Also, each
Rise_of_Nations
Ignition source in a type of firearm mechanism
The flintlock mechanism replaced older ignition systems such as the matchlock and wheellock, but all were prone to misfire in wet weather.[citation
Percussion_cap
16th and 17th-century war in present-day Northern Vietnam
appearing in the cities of Đà Nẵng and Hội An. The regime quickly adopted the matchlock technique in the army, but had less toleration for the new faith brought
Lê–Mạc_War
849–1885 military of Burma
The first special musket and artillery units, equipped with Portuguese matchlocks and cannons, were formed in the 16th century. Outside the special firearm
Royal_Burmese_Armed_Forces
English Tudor warship (1511–1545)
the 50 handguns listed in the Anthony Roll, the complete stocks of five matchlock muskets and fragments of another eleven have been found. They had been
Mary_Rose
Projectile propelled by a firearm, sling, or air gun
while others are cast iron. The development of the hand culverin and matchlock arquebus brought about the use of cast lead balls as projectiles. The
Bullet
Japanese straight-headed spear
quarters, and the yari, yumi, and, after 1543, the tanegashima (Japanese matchlock) quickly became the most utilised weapons. This shift made the naginata
Yari
Type of Japanese polearm
quarters, and yari (spear), yumi (longbow), and tanegashima (Japanese matchlock) became the main weapons. This made naginata and tachi obsolete on the
Naginata
Five articles of faith that Khalsa Sikhs wear at all times
is meant to be either yellow, white or cyan with many pockets to hold matchlock pistols and other weapons. Kamar kasa is a sash bound around the waist
Five_Ks
kingdom of China." A Mughal account states in 1662: "They cast excellent matchlocks and bachadar artillery and show great skill in this craft. They make first-rate
Ahom_artillery
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