Zuan Feng Shen Huo Liu Xing Pao (鑽風神火流星砲)

Drawing of a Zuan Feng Shen Huo Liu Xing Pao, from 'Wu Bei Zhi (《武備志》)'.

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Zi Mu Chong (子母銃)

UPDATED FEBRUARY 13, 2022, minor update DECEMBER 29, 2023

Ji Xiao Xin Shu (《紀效新書》) variant

Drawing of a Zi Mu Chong and its iron canister grenade, from 'Wu Bei Zhi (《武備志》)'.

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Sai Gong Chong (賽熕銃)

A Sai Gong Chong and its ramrod, from 'Bing Lu (《兵錄》)'.

Sai Gong Chong (賽熕銃 or 賽貢銃, lit. 'Gun that can match a Fa Gong') was another cannon designed by Ming general Qi Ji Guang (戚繼光). It was a three chi long muzzle-loading cannon, usually loaded with one lead cannonball weighing half jin, a departure from the standard practise of using multiple smaller shots in most Ming artillery.

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