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Medieval Handgonnes : The first black powder infantry weapons

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Format Paperback / softback
Book Series Weapon
ISBN-10 1849081557
ISBN-13 9781849081559
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Country of Manufacture GB
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Oct 10th, 2010
Print length 80 Pages
Weight 302 grams
Dimensions 24.80 x 18.40 x 0.60 cms
KSh 2,900.00
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Using up-to-date scientific and historical research, an exploration of the true impact of the medieval handgonne on the battlefield.

In the early 14th century, a new weapon entered the arsenals of European armies.

This first generation of black powder weapons put fear into the heart of the enemy and in 1453 Ottoman cannon succeeded in pummelling the once-impregnable walls of Constantinople. But cannons, which are both slow and cumbersome, were difficult to use and often proved inaccurate.

The first handgonnes were the answer. Easily dismissed by later historians as nothing more than crude tubes that shot wildly inaccurate lead balls, more recent research has revealed the true accuracy of the medieval handgonne together with its penetrative power.

This volume, complete with detailed illustrations and colour photographs of reconstructed handgonnes, reveals the true history of what could easily have been the most revolutionary weapon in history: a must for medieval enthusiasts and re-enactors.


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