บท 236: Wheellock pistol

Purana Qila, Training grounds, afternoon of April 24, 1557.

Pistols, a compact firearm that can be kept alongside and taken anywhere. It's easy to aim and shoot due to its smaller size, but the only thing that it lacked was its loading speed.

It is only because of its loading complexity and one-shot limitation that most of the Indian rulers prefer swords over a gun for their safety despite being available in the market. However, history has proven how lethal it could be if it's kept as a secondary weapon instead of the primary.

This firearm ranged from 6 to 11 inches and can make a perfect hole in a target around 20-30 meters, which even a peasant can aim and fire if given a little day's training.