Hooped Cannon in wooden bed. FIG. 9. Ancient Screw piece. FIG. 10. Ancient Screw Breech loader. FIG. 11. Chinese Field piece Peiho 1860. FIG. 12. Ancient howitzer Cannon for throwing balls Filled with powder _Arthur Walker delt._ Day & Son Lith^{rs}. to the Queen.] [Illustration: PLATE 17. FIG. 1. Giorgio Martini, 15^{th}. Century, latter part. FIG. 2. Queen Elizabeth’s Pocket Pistol. Mons Meg. Chamber. Pierrier or Paterera__16^{th}. Century. _H. Cautly del._ Day & Son Lith^{rs}. to the Queen.] [Illustration: PLATE 18. FIG. 1. Cart of War.__Temp: Henry 8^{th}. FIG. 2. “Moolik i Meidan.” FIG. 3. Bombard and Carriage.__15^{th}. Cent^{y}. FIG. 4. Long Serpentine of Wrought Iron.__15^{th}. Cent^{y}. _R.G. Coles del.^{t}_ Day & Son Lith^{rs}. to the Queen.] [Illustration: PLATE 19. FIG. 1. FIG. 2. FIG. 3. FIG. 4. FIG. 5. FIG. 6. FIG. 7. FIG. 8. FIG. 9. Musketeer 16^{th}. Cent^{y}. FIG. 10. Earliest form of Hand Gun. FIG. 11. FIG. 12. _Arthur Walker, delt._ Day & Son Lith^{rs}. to the Queen.] [Illustration: PLATE 20. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Day & Son Lith^{rs}. to the Queen.] [Illustration: PLATE 21. FIG. 1. FIG. 2. FIG. 3. FIG. 4. FIG. 5. _Arthur Walker del._ Day & Son Lith^{rs}. to the Queen.] [Illustration: PLATE 22. FIG. 1. FIG. 2. FIG. 3. FIG. 4. _Arthur Walker L^{t}. 79^{th}. del._ Day & Son Lith^{rs}. to the Queen.] [Illustration: PLATE 23. FIG. 1. FIG. 2. FIG. 3. FIG. 4. FIG. 5. FIG. 6. _Harry Vernon Staff Serj^{t}. del._ Day & Son Lith^{rs}. to the Queen.] Extended Table of Contents Page INTRODUCTION. i CONTENTS iii ERRATA. iv HISTORY OF GUNPOWDER. 1 GREEK FIRE. 4