Flintlock ① Mikla’s spark
Hello everyone (ﾟ∀ ﾟ), this is the beginning of the chapter where we enter the flaming gun.
European craftsmen who were active in matchlock guns in the 16th and 17th centuries have already produced firearms that can be mounted on horseback without being disturbed by the weather according to the requirements of customers. The revolver can be said to meet the requirements, but The high price and complicated craftsmanship make it difficult to popularize the military, and only high-end customers can afford it.
The main consumer group of revolver guns in the army is the cavalry
revolver guns are already very expensive, more expensive Inlaying gold and silver is also a trivial thing.
The army needs a new type of firearms with simple craftsmanship that can be popularized. At this time, the flintlock machine began to enter the eye. It can be traced back. It was first used by the militias (or bandits) active in the Pyrenees on the border between Spain and France in the middle of the 16th century. Because they were the first to be used by the militias, they were called Miclair flintlocks (Spanish: Miquelet) can also be called a militia flintlock.
Miklee Bolt
Later spread to some parts of Europe and North Africa, especially Ottoman Turkey. Almost all green religions are flintlocks of this type. The gun machine subsequently also affected the Caucasus.
Mikla flintlock in Central Asia
Mikla shotgun handed down from Turkey
You may have asked, how is such an epoch-making weapon used by the militia, the regular army?
This should be seen from several aspects. The first is a technical problem. The Mikley bolt has only two states: firing and ready to fire, that is, the bolt system has no insurance. When you loaded the gunpowder and slammed the barrel, you shot yourself into a face; secondly, there is still a lot of room for improvement in the technology, but the gun machine is changed, and the lethality and charge are unchanged. You can slowly change into the flintlock gun; of course it's a matter of money in the end. (´▽｀)ノ
The British Army is also a Flintlock Matching Line.
These problems make the Flintlock Gun not immediately replace the dominance of the Matchlock Gun in the army. But this is the general trend.
The 17th century arquebus was still the mainstream, but the advantages of flintlock guns should not be underestimated
The way to solve
Miklee flintlock problem A lot, Europe has its own solution.
Insurance issue, I mentioned that Mikley has no insurance. The British thought of adding an external insurance, so the "dog gun" was born, which has been using brown bass flintlock hair. The gun appeared.
狗锁
The reason why the flintlock gun did not immediately eliminate the matchlock gun is another important issue is the black powder and barrel.
With the emergence of chemical formulas, Europeans discovered the optimal ratio and purification method of black powder, so that a smaller amount of black powder has better power.
The quality of the barrel forging is not as good as the propellant, but only for the bomb.
China's self-generating fire gun is the Mikla bolt structure
The collection of these ***** can be regarded as the masters of the reborn flintlock — —Charleville 1777 and brown bass flintlock
Charville1777
沙贝斯
It is also from this time that the gap between East and West began to widen. Of course that is the next issue (¦3[▓▓]
