Firearm

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[[File:Ott Flintlock.png|thumb|300px|The Ottoman Flintlock Rifle.]]
'''Firearms''' were a class of long-ranged [[weapons]] that launched projectiles at high velocity, through the confined burning of propellents. They were used as early as the late Middle Ages.

==History==
===Third Crusade===
{{quote|The knowledge of projectile combat is not new to us, having been observed amongst our Eastern neighbors. But their weapons were much larger – and insufficient for [[Assassins|our]] needs.|[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s [[Codex]], page 28.|Assassin's Creed II}}

[[File:AC_Hidden_gun.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Altaïr's design for the hidden gun.]]
Though he knew of firearms being used in ancient China, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] took little interest in them, realizing that the weapons were of no use to his Order in their current size.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

As such, upon obtaining the [[Sixth Apple|Apple of Eden]], he successfully used the knowledge it held to [[Hidden Gun|miniaturize the design]], ''"embedding their fiery weapon into a form that can be worn on the wrist."''<ref name="AC2" />

Along with the formulation of a combustible powder that could be made from common ingredients, Altaïr kept the schematics for the hidden gun a secret for only the Brotherhood's most trusted allies.<ref name="AC2" />

Sometime afterwards, he recorded all details of these in his [[Codex|personal journal]].<ref name="AC2" />

===16th century===
In [[Italy]] during the [[Renaissance]], another Assassin, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], came into possession of Altaïr's Codex, and showed the pages to [[Leonardo da Vinci]]. Leonardo deciphered the instructions, and was able to construct the hidden gun for Ezio's use.<ref name="AC2" />

[[File:Octavian de Valois Gun .jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[Octavian de Valois]]' personal firearm.]]
Though firearms were uncommon until the early 16th century, after [[Cesare Borgia]] forcibly recruited Leonardo into his employ around 1499, the engineer was made to design a wheel-lock firearm, for use by the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] armies.<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

Cesare's ally, the [[France|French]] Baron [[Octavian de Valois]], received a personalized, golden wheellock firearm from Leonardo, and kept it with him at all times. During the [[Fall of Monteriggioni]], Cesare used this pistol to kill [[Mario Auditore]].<ref name="Brotherhood" />

[[File:Rifleman.jpg|thumb|250px|left|A Papal arquebusier.]]
A variety of firearms began to circulate among common [[guards]] as well, with [[Arquebusiers]] wielding long rifles or arquebuses, and with several [[Horsemen]] and [[Papal Guard]]s using shorter pistols.<ref name="Brotherhood" />

In later years, upon Ezio's travels to [[Constantinople]], he encountered [[Ottoman Empire|Turkish]] soldiers using Ottoman Flintlock Rifles. The Assassins of the [[Constantinople Assassins Guild|local guild]] also made use of similar firearms to guard the [[Assassin Dens]].<ref name="Revelations Single-player Demo">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' Single-player Demo</ref>

===Russian Revolution===
[[File:Orelov_rifle.png|thumb|300px|Nikolai with his rifle.]]
During the late 19th and early 20th century, in the [[Russian Revolution]], the [[Russia]]n Assassin [[Nikolai Orelov]] wielded a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosin%E2%80%93Nagant Mosin-Nagant] alongside the usual weaponry of his time.<ref name="The Fall">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]''</ref>

===Modern times===
In 2012, Assassins continued to wield firearms in combat, and once used them on a direct assault on [[Abstergo Industries]], in an attempt to rescue [[Desmond Miles]].<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>

Though Desmond overheard the exchanged gunshots over the intercom, [[Warren Vidic]] eventually told him that the rescue attempt had failed, and that most of the team had been killed.<ref name="AC" />

==Trivia==
[[File:PL Akimbo.png|right]]
*A number of firearms are available in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'', including the [[wikipedia:Arquebus|arquebus]], [[wikipedia:Lee-Enfield|.303 SMLE]], and [[wikipedia:M1917 revolver|M1917 revolver]].
*Owning two M1917 revolvers in ''Project Legacy'' grants the player the "Akimbo" [[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy achievements|achievement]].

==References==
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[[Category: Assassins' Creed II Weapons]]
[[Category: Assassins' Creed: Brotherhood Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Revelations Weapons]]

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