Robert Held’s book “ The Age of Firearms “ is the single best reference for firearms and gunpowder development and use from their inception through the 1870’s.
I agree it is a good reference , My ones hard cover you can never have too good a library .certainly paid me having one and that one was one of the first along with J .N .Georges ' English Guns & Rifles 'closely followed by Blackmores' British Military Firearms '50 shillings net . and his 'Guns & rifles of the world" both bought 1966 & for the sporting side Eric Parkers revised 9th Edition of Lt Col Hawkers ' Instructions to young sportsmen ". Now I must have two hundred useful works & some I contributed to the author's Being ever happy to aid them create such useful works for us all 'Students of arms ' as De Witt Bailey modestly added to his letter heads
We used them in Vietnam at the time they were called "Lazy dogs".
Good point.
Stone and then lead bullets were also probably faaaaarrrrrr easier logistically. Don’t need any skilled labor to make them. An armor piercing bullet, at that time, could just be lead poured into a rudimentary mold, opposed an armor piercing bolt which needed someone able to make hardened steel. Much easier to store and transport, too.
The only possible reasons I can think of are more power, faster reloading, no need for physical strength or cocking/drawing mechanisms to span the bow (some had 700 to 1200 Lb draw weights). I've also read that very early gonnes and guns terrified the enemies' horses, helping to stop or slow down cavalry charges.
Multiple Launch Rocket System. Definitely anachronistic for me to use it in the context, but I was making a comparison with how some of the most modern artillery has clear roots in the earliest artillery.
Yes I'de buy that, not sure how far effective , the poster is showing short range perhaps they tried to see how far they where useable . Tempted to make some & fire from a regular musket at say 55 yards be quieter perhaps if would need a big quiver, cant see it would be very handy for hunting, wonder if they had square points for Turks ?.
