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The Bâton à feu or Baston à feu (French for Fire stick) 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. In order to facilitate handling the metal piece was placed at the end of a wooden pole.
