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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
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
Early Ottoman firearm
The Ottoman matchlock musket (Turkish: tüfenk), an early Ottoman firearm, used from the mid-15th to the late 17th century. Although originally an Asiatic
Ottoman_matchlock_musket
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
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
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
slowmatch) into a reservoir (what would evolve into a flash-pan in later matchlock, wheellock, and flintlock, firearms.) of powder located on the top of
Firearms_of_Japan
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Indian rifle
(Hindi: तोरादार, Persian: تورادار, Punjabi: ਤੋਰਾਦਾਰ) is a South Asian matchlock primarily found in the Mughal Empire, dating from the 16th century. It
Toradar
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" and "astinggal" (in Filipino) refers to a type of matchlock firearm built by the various ethnic groups of the Maritime Southeast Asia
Istinggar
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Firearm of the Ottoman Empire
simply means 'rifle' in Turkish. The Shishana was originally built with matchlock but by the late 16th century, the more reliable miquelet lock was introduced
Shishana
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
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
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 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
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)
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
Type of firearm mechanism
corresponding law in Florence in describing the different locks speak of matchlock, wheellock and a lock with stone and steel. In these cases it is more
Snaplock
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
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
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
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 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
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
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)
2025 video game
Tsushima, and Atsu can also gain access to a tanegashima (matchlock rifle) and a tanzutsu (matchlock pistol). Unlike in Tsushima, Atsu is able to use the grappling
Ghost_of_Yōtei
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Multi-barrel firearm
firearms and metal-cased ammunition systems used in breechloading firearms: matchlock, wheellock, flintlock, caplock, pinfire, rimfire, and centerfire. The
Pepper-box
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Japanese service rifle
300 years after Japan developed its first guns, derived from Portuguese matchlock designs, the Tanegashima or "Nanban guns". The combat experience of the
Murata_rifle
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
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)
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
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
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 century firearm
carried slung from a belt across the chest. Petronels may have either matchlock or wheellock mechanisms. The sclopus was the prototype of the petronel
Petronel
Designation given to a South Asian soldier
in securing the subcontinent for the company. The earliest sepoys used matchlock muskets and operated bulky and inefficient cannons to a limited extent
Sepoy
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
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
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
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
Mountain in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
observed from the Baltoro Glacier (and in Persian, "masheh" means both matchlock and trigger, and "dar" is a suffix meaning "having").[citation needed]
Masherbrum
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)
Single-handed sword used for finishing hunted game
were pistol swords, originating in the early 18th century with small matchlock guns built into the hilt and deep firing grooves cut into the fuller of
Hunting_sword
Place in Sahil, Somaliland
trader based in El-Darad who garrisoned the fort with slaves armed with matchlock rifles. Muhammad Diban also had cordial relations with Sharmarke Ali Saleh
El-Darad
Ethnic group native to southeastern China and Taiwan
owned matchlock muskets.[citation needed] Han people traded and sold matchlock muskets to the Taiwanese aborigines. The Aboriginals used their matchlock muskets
Hakka_people
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
Former province of Japan
During the Sengoku period Settsu became the main exporting centre of matchlock firearms to the rest of Japan. The Kohama style (小浜流, Kohama-ryū) of sake
Settsu_Province
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
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
Colonial empire between 1415 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
Pashtun tribal group
Shah Suri, the powerful Rohtas Fort of Bihar was garrisoned by 10,000 matchlock men with command entrusted on Ikhtiyar Khan Panni, one of the Amirs of
Panni_(Pashtun_tribe)
Service rifle
OCLC 1350351894.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) "From Matchlocks to Machine Guns. The Modernisation of the Tibetan Army's Firearms Between
Lee–Metford
Early Japanese rocket launcher
Mongolian naval vessels in the 13th century. In 1543, the Japanese acquired matchlock technology from the Portuguese, and the resulting firearms developed by
Bō-hiya
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
Pakistani village
deposits nearby In 1848, during the Second Anglo-Sikh War, about 800 matchlock men (Tahirkhelis and Mashwanis) under the command of James Abbott were
Ratta_Banna
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
Naval battle between Aceh and Portugal (1547)
Portuguese, who were aware of their approach, and received them with matchlock fire, killing many. After quickly reembarking his men, Bayaya Soora sent
Battle_of_Perlis_River
South Asian sword
forward on both sides of the blade. The Mughals developed a variation with matchlock pistols adjoining the handle.[citation needed] The hilt also has a long
Pata_(sword)
Mughal prince (1670–1707)
بخت Shahzada of the Mughal Empire Mirza Prince Bidar Bakht holding a matchlock c. 1705 Subahdar of Malwa Reign 3 August 1704 – April 1706 Padishah Aurangzeb
Bidar_Bakht
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
techniques of Đại Việt were considered highly advanced — from small-caliber matchlock guns to cannons. Firearms were also widely used by civilians in daily
Defence_industry_of_Vietnam
Japanese samurai officer (1558–1584)
jinbaori and was subsequently shot in the head by Tokugawa ashigaru firing a matchlock rifle. His younger brother Mori Tadamasa became the next clan head. Father:
Mori_Nagayoshi
Sikh warrior sect
and stab wounds. The firearms carried by Nihangs are either a toradar (matchlock) or a musket. In modern times nihangs also carry revolvers, semi-automatic
Nihang
Conflict between the Burmese Empire and the Thai kingdom of Ayutthaya
gates that facilitate riparian transports. Siam had learned production of matchlock firearms and bronze cannons from the Portuguese in the sixteenth century
Burmese–Siamese War (1765–1767)
Burmese–Siamese_War_(1765–1767)
Offensive tactic used in naval warfare
preferred to use flintlocks whenever possible, as the lighted match of a matchlock was extremely dangerous to use on board a ship. Spanish and Portuguese
Naval_boarding
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
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
Military unit
soldiers who fired upon them. The Sikh Nihangs shot off many musket and matchlock volleys rather than a sword charge. It resulted in the death of many of
Sikh_Khalsa_Army
Class of gun which is loaded from the muzzle
ball. This was particularly the case with earlier muzzleloaders like matchlocks but appear to have been less common with flintlocks and was irrelevant
Muzzleloader
Device that initiates sudden release of heat and gas
colored or transparent. Fuses are found in pyrotechnics, model cannons, matchlock firearms, some improvised explosive devices, and many forms of fireworks
Fuse_(explosives)
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Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Shy
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Hertfordshire, so named from the Old English personal name Munda (a short form of any of the various compound names formed with mund ‘protection’) + denu ‘valley’.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Stars
Boy/Male
Indian
A prophets name
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Deer
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Well Wisher; Good Person; Faith
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : variant spelling of Decoursey.
Girl/Female
Australian, French
Abbreviation of Elisabeth
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Nature
Boy/Male
British, English, German, Spanish, Teutonic
Counsel Power; Powerful Advice; Strong
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n.
A firearm with match holder, trigger, and tumbler, made in the second half of the 15th century. the barrel was about forty inches long. A form of the harquebus was subsequently called arquebus with matchlock.
n.
That part or apparatus of a firearm by which the charge is exploded; as, a matchlock, flintlock, percussion lock, etc.
n.
A species of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army. It was originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted. This arm has been generally superseded by the rifle.
n.
A box containing lighted tinder, formerly carried by soldiers who used matchlocks, to kindle the match.
n.
An old form of gunlock containing a match for firing the priming; hence, a musket fired by means of a match.
n.
An old form of gunlock, as the flintlock, which ignites the priming by a spark; perhaps originally, a matchlock. Hence, a gun having such a lock.