Earliest known drawing of any kind of hand gun.
Title

Earliest known drawing of any kind of hand gun.

Caption

Earliest known drawing of any kind of hand gun. From an etching dated c. 1420, by Israel von Mechlin, showing the devil shooting at Christ in a scene of the resurrection. From The British Army: It's Origins, Progress and Equipment, published 1868.

Date

1868

Credit line

Photo12/UIG/Universal History Archive

Reference

UMG23A64_131

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