Suppose another culture found arquebus-equivalent before Europeans. Would the basic shape of that arquebus (crossbow-like trigger, armpit-stock, etc) still same as OTL?
Suppose another culture found arquebus-equivalent before Europeans. Would the basic shape of that arquebus (crossbow-like trigger, armpit-stock, etc) still same as OTL?
If the Mali Empire remained rich and powerful for a couple of centuries longer, could they have developed indigenous gunpowder manufacture and had arquebusiers?