China

Many military inventions came from China, including the crossbow and perhaps the most important of them all, gunpowder. Chinese arms and armour could also be classed as great works of art.

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Scary Horned Helmet

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Paper bullets?

High quality drawing paper is often referred to as cartridge paper – before brass cartridges gunpowder and a ball were wrapped in paper of high quality for ease of loading the single shot muzzle loading guns.

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