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English: A page of the Korean Kukcho Orye-ui (ca. 1474) showing an early type of hand-gun (chhung thung or chongtong) and the bolt-like arrow and metal fins which was shot from it.
Date circa 1474
date QS:P,+1474-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source Needham, Joseph (1986). Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 7, Military Technology: The Gunpowder Epic. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 308
https://archive.org/details/science-and-civilisation-in-china-volume-5-chemistry-and-chemical-technology-par/page/n171/mode/2up?q=portuguese
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current00:00, 17 March 2021Thumbnail for version as of 00:00, 17 March 20211,056 × 891 (403 KB)SteinsplitterBot (talk | contribs)Bot: Image rotated by 90°
05:22, 5 October 2020Thumbnail for version as of 05:22, 5 October 2020891 × 1,069 (406 KB)Verosaurus (talk | contribs){{Information |description ={{en|1=A page of the Korean ''Kukcho Orye-ui'' (ca. 1474) showing an early type of hand-gun (''chhung thung'' or ''chongtong'') and the bolt-like arrow and metal fins which was shot from it.}} |date =Ca. 1474 |source =https://archive.org/details/science-and-civilisation-in-china-volume-5-chemistry-and-chemical-technology-par/page/n171/mode/2up?q=portuguese |author =Unknown }} Category:Hand cannon (handgonne)

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