ANTH222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Arquebus, Matchlock, Pull Technology
25 Oct 2018
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Match-lock pistol 16th century, first used in europe as a wheel-lock, allowing cavalry to be armed for the first time, harquebus was the infantry weapon, japanese downscaled the harquebus, making a pistol. Traditionally, there had to be good weather for war, so it was only during the summer months: harquebuses were impossible to work in the rain or snow because of the flame. The japanese solved this problem by covering the firing mechanism in a lacquered box that was water proof. All of these techniques were outlined in manuals lie the inatomi gun manual of 1595. Edward t. hall: body language the use of the human body in technology, 1. Japanese two sided saw: metal has to be thin and light, teeth are very thin, when you pull something, you use only the biceps and control force much more easily, 2.
