Original Chinese 14th Century Ming Dynasty Handgonne 8-Shot Hand Cannon Original Antique Guns with the original blued finish

with the original blued finish almost completely retained

Differing from it MG 08 counterpart these have always been hard to find

There is writing on the back of some

one of him wearing this very jacket

vertical needle style pin

Original Chinese 14th Century Ming Dynasty Handgonne 8-Shot Hand Cannon Original Antique Guns with the original blued finishOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this is an incredible piece of early Ming Dynasty history, circa middle 14th Century. This is the first one of these 8 Shot Hand Cannons we have received and we couldnt have gotten a better example! The hand cannon, also known as the gonne or handgonne, is the first true firearm and the successor of the fire lance. It is the oldest type of small arms as well as the most mechanically simple form of metal barrel