Firearms are an important piece of machinery to most Americans. Throughout history guns have been a major part of warfare and day to day life. But where did they start? The first direct ancestor of the firearm is the fire-lance created by the Chinese. It was a tube filled with gunpowder and sometimes shrapnel, and attached to the end of a spear. This "gun" was used as a flamethrower during the siege of De'an in 1132. From this first gun improvements and adjustments were made as it traveled through the Middle East and finally landed in the West. Over the years they have changed shape and been improved yet the general idea has remained the same.
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