Gun
A device that propels a projectile using pressure or explosive force.
A gun is a device that propels a projectile using pressure or explosive force. The projectiles are typically solid, but can also be pressurized liquid or gas. Solid projectiles may be free-flying or tethered. A large-caliber gun is also called a cannon, while a hand-held gun may be called a firearm.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Primary ranged weapon (handgun)
- User
- Joe
- Franchise
- Viewtiful Joe
- Developer
- Capcom
- Original platform
- Nintendo GameCube
- Role
- Default combat weapon; basic ranged attack
Lore & Background
The first devices identified as guns or proto-guns appeared in China from around AD 1000. By the end of the 13th century, they had become 'true guns', metal barrel firearms that fired single projectiles which occluded the barrel. Gunpowder and gun technology spread throughout Eurasia during the 14th century.
Reader's Guide
It describes guns generally as weapons that propel projectiles using pressure or explosive force, with means of propulsion including rapid exothermic combustion of propellants, mechanical compression, or electromagnetic fields.
Did You Know?
- The origin of the English word 'gun' is considered to derive from the name given to a particular historical weapon, Domina Gunilda, a large ballista mounted at Windsor Castle during the 14th century.
- The earliest recorded use of the term 'gonne' was in a Latin document.
- According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a gun could mean 'a piece of ordnance usually with high muzzle velocity and comparatively flat trajectory,' 'a portable firearm,' or 'a device that throws a projectile.'
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