The Three-Eyed Gun is a three-barreled personal hand cannon, with a length ranging from one chi to one chi and three cun (35 to 45 centimeters).
At the rear is a socket designed to accommodate wooden shafts of varying lengths. The exact length of the wooden shaft is determined by the individual soldier; if it is too long, it becomes cumbersome to carry and difficult to load with powder and shot. Therefore, under normal circumstances, the wooden shaft does not exceed six chi (2 meters).
On the battlefield, every inch of length brings an inch of advantage. Once the two armies close for hand-to-hand combat, the Ming Army cavalrymen wielding Three-Eyed Guns have only two actions: swing, and smash!
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