18th Century
Ca. 1700:
Verbreitung des Tüllenbayonetts.
1704:
Schraubverschluß von Isaac de la Chaumette.
1704:
Introduction of tapered touch holes for Pistols by Gottfried Hantzsch, Nürnberg
1717:
France is the first country to equip its army with the flintlock musket M.1717.
1718:
Introduction of iron ramrods in the Prussian infantry.
1720:
Introduction of infantry rifle »Brown Bess« in England
Ca. 1720:
Probably in France, the hooked breach to attach the end of the barrel to the tang is introduced. This
allowed a faster barrel change.