CHAPTER I.

HISTORY OF THE GUN 9 Discovery of Gunpowder 9 The First Fire Arms 9 Earliest Hand Guns 10 Prejudice Against Fire Arms 10 The First Rifle 11 The Arquebus 11 The Match Lock 12 Musket, Petronel 13 The Wheel Lock 13 The Pistol 14 The Snaphaunce 14 The Flint Lock 15 Important Improvements 15 Advance of the Rifle 16 The Percussion Lock 16 The Breech Loader 18