Talk:Compound Bow/@comment-202.124.135.206-20130308083253/@comment-25247371-20140821003528

You think they'd at least have muskets or arquebusses (sp?). I may be wrong, but these largely supplanted the literal hand-cannons used prior for their penetration against armor but were highly inaccurate. Pistols were developed later, I think. Shorter weapon means less muzzle velocity and less. space for gunpowder/whale oil.