Firearms of the Islamic world in the Tareq Rajab Museum, Kuwait

The first surviving reference to the use of gunpowder appears in a Chinese manuscript dating from 1044 AD. The formula for gunpowder was passed to the Arabs via India and Persia and its first use in firearms in Europe is reported at the Arab siege of Spain in 1324. While much has been written about...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Elgood, Robert
Corporate Author:	Tareq Rajab Museum (Kuwait)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London I.B. Tauris 1995
Subjects:	Tareq Rajab Museum (Kuwait) œa Firearms > Islamic countries > History. Firearms > Private collections > Kuwait. Firearms > Private collections > Kuwait
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