Bâton à feu

The Bâton à feu, or Baston à feu, is a type of hand cannon developed in the 14th century in Western Europe. This weapon type corresponds to the portable artillery of the second half of 14th century.
The Bâton à feu at the Musée de l'Armée in Paris has an hexagonal cross-section, and looks like a steel tube. It weighs 1.04 kg, and has a length of 18 cm. Its caliber is 2 cm.
Image:HandBombardWesternEurope1390-1400.jpg|thumb|left|A Bâton à feu or "Hand bombard" with its wooden pole, France, 1390–1400.
In order to facilitate handling, the metal piece was placed at the end of a wooden pole. The powder was ignited through a small hole at the top, with a red-hot steel stick.