河北发现元明时期管状火器——铜炮、铜铳的研究(上)

The Yuan-Ming Period Tubular Firearms Discovered in Hebei:A Study of the Bronze Canons and Guns(Part One)

文章介绍了近半个世纪以来河北出土的铜火炮、铜火铳,并对其形制类别进行了研究。其中器表多有年款、铸造机构、发放和使用卫所等刻铭,对当时的军事设施、边防研究极为重要。这批材料的公布与研究,为我国早期热兵器发展史、军事科学技术史的深入研究极为珍贵。

The present paper describes the bronze canons and guns unearthed from Hebei in nearly the whole first half of the present century and studies their forms and types. These weapons often bear incised inscriptions on the production date,casting organs,delivering units and using posts; they are extremely important for researching the then military installations and frontier defence. The publication and study of these data are very valuable for deep-going inquiry into China’ s history of early firearms development and military science and technology.