Thus spoke Chris Mattern (on 2006-09-27 19:09): > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Mirco Wahab wrote: >> >>When the Samurai of medieval Japan were confronted >>with new 'battlefield language', e.g. early Shotguns, > > "early Shotguns" :D. Your mastery of the history of > firearms overwhelms me.
You want a fight? With a muzzle-loaded gun? Three shots for everybody -- 5 minutes time? BTW: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musket) The date of the origin of muskets remains unknown, but they are mentioned as early as the late 15th century, and they were primarily designed for use by infantry. Muskets became obsolete by the middle of the 19th century, as rifles superseded them. Regards Mirco -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
