Home›Subcategories›Early ModernSubcategoriesEarly Modern45 of 1,200 entries in Weapons Systems. Click any to see everything it connects to.Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextWar and Military Atlas. "Early Modern." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://military.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/weapon-system/early-modern.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextWar and Military Atlas. (n.d.). Early Modern. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://military.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/weapon-system/early-modernCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{warandmilitaryatlas-early-modern, author = {War and Military Atlas}, title = {Early Modern}, year = {2026}, url = {https://military.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/weapon-system/early-modern}, note = {Accessed September 8, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationDevelopingWeapons fielded roughly 1500 to 1774: muzzle-loading flintlock muskets and sidearms, smoothbore artillery, and the Ottoman Empire's own gunpowder-era weapons. Belongs here: a hand or crew-served gunpowder weapon fielded before the age of mass national conscription. Does not belong here: an industrial-era weapon fielded by a nineteenth or twentieth century national force, which belongs to Modern.Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)BrowseCompareSelect all 45BackswordEarly Modern1 linkBagh nakhEarly Modern1 linkBayonetEarly Modern1 linkBlunderbussEarly Modern1 linkBoEarly Modern1 linkChakramEarly Modern1 linkCharleville MusketEarly Modern1 linkCulverinEarly Modern1 linkCutlassEarly Modern1 linkDaishoEarly Modern1 linkDemi-CannonEarly Modern1 linkDirkEarly Modern1 linkDragon (firearm)Early Modern1 linkDusackEarly Modern1 linkEunjangdoEarly Modern1 linkFalconetEarly Modern1 linkFrigateEarly Modern1 linkGalleonEarly Modern1 linkGrenadeEarly Modern1 linkKatzbalgerEarly Modern1 linkKhanjaliEarly Modern1 linkKhanjarEarly Modern1 linkKusari-fundoEarly Modern1 linkMacuahuitlEarly Modern1 linkMatchlock ArquebusEarly Modern2 linksPata (sword)Early Modern1 linkPetardEarly Modern1 linkPetronelEarly Modern1 linkPuckle GunEarly Modern1 linkRampuriEarly Modern1 linkRapierEarly Modern1 linkSai (weapon)Early Modern1 linkShamshirEarly Modern1 linkShip of the LineEarly Modern1 linkShurikenEarly Modern1 linkSiege MortarEarly Modern1 linkSzablaEarly Modern1 linkTalwarEarly Modern1 linkTanegashimaEarly Modern1 linkTekkōEarly Modern1 linkTonfaEarly Modern1 linkWakizashiEarly Modern1 linkWar GalleyEarly Modern1 linkWheellock PistolEarly Modern1 linkZweihanderEarly Modern1 linkComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year