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Matchlock: The Mechanism That Changed Everything

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Matchlock: The Mechanism That Changed Everything

Before the matchlock, firing a gun required two people -- or one very distracted person trying to hold a weapon steady, aim it, and simultaneously press a burning cord to a touchhole with a free hand. The matchlock solved that problem with a piece of

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