Well, according to the historians, knowing the exact date and place where the first gun was invented is totally a glaze over. But it is believed that, around the year 500 AD, the Chinese were the ones who invented the first gun ever. It acted for ejecting a projectile by using gun powder. This wittingly happened to be the first gun invented in the history of inventions. The Song Dynasty which was a ruling dynasty in China, were the ones who possessed these primitive weapons. The Chinese fire-lance (one of the first gunpowder weapons), was a combination of two components a spear coated with gunpowder used as a flamethrower and a gun. They were widely used by the early 12th century. The earlier historical evidence of the use of these fire-lances show that, the Chinese soldiers used these weapons at the siege of De'an against the Jurchens in the year 1132 BC. Also, there is no denial in the belief that, there was parallel invention of the guns around the year 1200 BC in Europe, when gunpowder was actually introduced from China. Apart from China and Europe, the locations of these first hand guns were also found in Arab countries and India.
Hyatt Gun Shop
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Who Invented the First Gun
Well, according to the historians, knowing the exact date and place where the first gun was invented is totally a glaze over. But it is believed that, around the year 500 AD, the Chinese were the ones who invented the first gun ever. It acted for ejecting a projectile by using gun powder. This wittingly happened to be the first gun invented in the history of inventions. The Song Dynasty which was a ruling dynasty in China, were the ones who possessed these primitive weapons. The Chinese fire-lance (one of the first gunpowder weapons), was a combination of two components a spear coated with gunpowder used as a flamethrower and a gun. They were widely used by the early 12th century. The earlier historical evidence of the use of these fire-lances show that, the Chinese soldiers used these weapons at the siege of De'an against the Jurchens in the year 1132 BC. Also, there is no denial in the belief that, there was parallel invention of the guns around the year 1200 BC in Europe, when gunpowder was actually introduced from China. Apart from China and Europe, the locations of these first hand guns were also found in Arab countries and India.
